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It is the duty of the Local Authority to enforce the Act and the
Medical Officer of Health and the Public Health Inspectors, being
duly authorised officers of the Council, have the right at all reasonable
times and on production of their "authority" to enter and
inspect premises and take samples for the purposes of the Act.
Three premises, at which filling and upholstering with new
materials is carried out, remained on the register at the end of the
year and one licence in respect of the manufacture of Rag Flock
was renewed.
Based on the standard of cleanliness of filling materials issued
by the British Standards Institution in 1960, regulations prescribe
the standards of cleanliness for each type of filling material
to which the Act applies, analysts and their fees and all records
necessary for these ends, and under the Rag Flock and Other Filling
Materials Regulations, 1961, three samples, one each of Rag
Flock, Hair and unused Cotton Felt were obtained and submitted
for examination. All proved satisfactory.
Licensing Act, 1961.—This Act, extending to England and
Wales only, was introduced to amend the Licensing Act, 1953, to
make further provisions concerning the sale and supply of intoxicating
liquor and further, to introduce rules to control licensed
premises and purposes connected therewith. There were two
operative dates involved, namely, 1st November, 1961 and the 1st
March, 1962, and the Council's duties under the Act are twofold.
The first is in respect of the suitability of premises for the purpose
in view (Section 27, sub-section (b)), and secondly, their conformity
with the Town and Country Planning Acts.
The question of suitability of premises is referred to the Public
Health Department and, in practice, objections are most iikely to
arise from insufficient or unsuitable sanitary accommodation or
from breaches of the Food Hygiene Regulations.
During the year 40 applications for registration as licensed
premises were made involving inspections by the Public Health
Inspectors. Thirty-eight premises were considered satisfactory
from a public health point of view and a further two were also
considered suitable subject to certain structural alterations or
improvements.
Subsequently, at the Magistrates' Court, three applications
were refused, one on payment of £5 5s. Od. costs.
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