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(17) Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
This Act provides for the licensing by the local authority of all
premises used for the manufacture and/or storage of filling materials
to which the Act applies, and for the registration of certain premises
where such materials are used In upholstering, stuffing or lining of
bedding, toys, baby carriages, etc.
There are no premises In the Borough where rag flock or other
filling materials are manufactured but 41 premises are registered for
the use of such materials In the trades conducted therein.
(18) Pet Animals Act, 1951
The operation of this Act Is probably of more Importance In
Bethnal Green than In any other London borough on account of the
Sunday morning dog market which has been held In Bethnal Green for
many years and which serves both vendors and purchasers throughout
the whole of the County of London and even beyond.
The conditions under which all pet animals are sold have
Improved very much indeed since the Act was Introduced. During
the year 24 licences were granted In respect of shops and 54 licences
in respect of stalls.
Legal proceedings were instituted in one case for selling, when
not licensed, a dog but the oase was dismissed It being held by the
Magistrate that the sale of a single animal did not constitute the
carrying on of a business. Also during the year seventeen warning
letters were sent In connection with various infringements of the
Act.
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