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Rag Flock and Other Filing Materials Act, 1951.
There are three registered premises in the Borough at which filling
Material other than rag flock are used. Samples of the fillings used are
submitted for analysis.
There are no premises at present dealing with rag flock.
Rag Dealers and Sorters.
Premises occupied by rag sorters in the Borough are subjected to
regular inspection, and no statutory action was necessary during the year.
Offensive Trades.
There are two premises in the Borough at which the scheduled
offensive trade of fat melting is carried on. The firms concerned have
been established for many years, and the trades are conducted
satisfactorily.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
This Act is chiefly concerned with the distribution by sale or other-wise of poisonous substances. The list of poisons is contained in an
order made under the Act. This Order is divided into Part I and
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 and there were 82 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
licence granted in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Licenses were issued in respect of 9 shops and 32 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.