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Rag Flock, four of Cotton Felt, and one of Coir Fibre were obtained
and submitted for examination. All proved satisfactory.
Since the 1st August, however, the 1951 Regulations have been
replaced by the Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Regulations,
1961, and these prescribe the materials to which the Act applies,
standards of cleanliness, analysts and their fees and all records
necessary for these ends.
Pet Animals Act, 1951.—This Act, introduced to regulate the
sale of pet animals with particular reference to their welfare prior
to sale, became operative from 1st April, 1952, since when it became
an offence to keep a pet shop except under licence from the Local
Authority.
The Act defines "the keeping of a pet shop" as the carrying
on at premises of any nature (including a private dwelling) of a
business of selling animals as pets and as including the keeping of
animals in such premises with a view to their being sold in the
course of such business, whether by the keeper thereof or by any
other person. The term "animal" includes any form of vertebrate.
"Premises" includes any stall or barrow in a market but not any
stall elsewhere or any part of a street or public place.
Licences, renewable annually, are issued on payment of 10/and
are valid to the 31st December of each year.
At the end of the year two licences were in operation and 7
inspections were carried out by the Public Health Inspectors in
connection with the issuing of such licences.
Land Charges Act, 1925.—Under this Act, enquiries in
respect of properties in the Borough are received from time to time
by the Town Clerk concerning outstanding Notices served under
the Public Health, Housing and Rent Acts and whether such
properties are affected by any Smoke Control Area Orders, existent
or proposed.
During the year 1,328 reports on such enquiries were forwarded
to the Town Clerk's department.
Drainage and Sewerage.—During the year 581 drains were
tested, 389 were opened, cleansed or repaired and there were 1,525
constructions and re-constructions, alterations and improvements
effected.
Only two cesspools remain in use in the Borough and under the
Borough Engineer's direction these are emptied on request.