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Part II. With the poisons contained in Part I, the Council are not
concerned, since an "authorised seller" is a pharmacist registered with
the Pharmaceutical Society, and enforcement is entrusted to Inspectors
appointed by that Society.
Substances specified in Part II may be sold by "listed sellers"
and these are persons who, on written application in a prescribed form,
and on payment of stated fees, are recorded by the Council as "persons
entitled to sell poisons in Part II of the Poisons List" at the premises
recorded on the Register. The Council are required to enforce the Act
and Orders so far as they relate to "listed sellers" and have appointed
the Public Health Inspectors as Inspectors under the Act. At the end of
the year there were 83 persons registered under the Act.
Pet Animals Act, 1951.
The object of the Act is to regulate the sale of pet animals,
with particular reference to their welfare whilst kept for sale in pet
shops. A pet shop may not be kept except under the authority of
a licence granted in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Licences were issued in respect of 10 shops and 28 visits were
made during the year.
Animal Boarding Establishments Act, 1963.
This Act provides that no person may keep a boarding establishment
for animals (i.e. cats and dogs) in the Borough except under the
authority of a licence granted by the Council. Considerations which
the local authority must have in mind before granting a licence are laid
down, and an applicant has the right of appeal to a Magistrates' Court.
Contravention of the Act is punishable on summary conviction
by a fine not exceeding £25, or imprisonment for not exceeding three
Months, or both.
The Council charge a fee of ten shillings in respect of the grant of
a licence, and have authorised the Health Committee to act on its
behalf for the purposes of the Act. They have also authorised the
Medical Officer of Health and the Public Health Inspectors to carry
out inspections in this connection
The operative date of the Act was 1st January, 1964.
Barbers and Hairdressers.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954—Section 18.
. The Council, under the provisions of the above-named Section,
registers all barbers and hairdressers and their premises. At the end
of the year there were 91 registered premises in the Borough, and 149
inspections were carried out.
Noise Abatement Act, 1960.
Since the passing of this Act, the number of complaints concerning
noise have grown considerably.
in prior to the passing of the Act, the law governing noise nuisance
in London was contained in the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1937, which provided that any "excessive, unreasonable
unnecessary noise which was injurious to health "could be dealt