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Accidents causing loss of life or disablement for more than
three days must be reported to the local authority. Everyone
intending to employ people in offices, shops or railway premises
after the 1st May, 1964, and those already employing persons in
such premises on that date, must register with the local authority
and provide certain information to the authority.
Specific penalties are laid down for contravention of some
provisions of the Act and, in others, general penalties of a fine of
up to £60 can be imposed (or up to £300 in a case where contravention might cause death or serious injury).
The Minister of Labour has made an Order dated 10th
February, 1964, which brings most of the provisions of the Act
into operation on the 1st August, 1964, but to give local authorities time to deal with the registration of premises and to make
administrative preparations, certain administrative provisions will
come into operation on the 1st May, 1964. The Ministry have
been consulting with local authority associations and other
interested organisations about procedures and forms to be used
for administering the Act and. when these questions have been
decided, the Ministry will give guidance to authorities on such
matters as registration arrangements, annual reports, accident
statistics, exemption procedures and safety measures.
Animal Boarding Establishments Act, 1963.—In accordance
with this Act. introduced to regulate the keeping of boarding
establishments for animals and for purposes therewith, no person
after 1st January, 1964, shall keep such a boarding establishment
except under the authority of a licence granted by the local
authority.
In granting a licence the local authority must have regard to
the fact that the accommodation shall be suitable in respects
temperature, lighting, ventilation and cleanliness and that it shall
be large enough for the number of occupants and, further, that there
shall be sufficient exercising facilities. The Act insists that the
animals shall be adequately supplied with food, drink and bedding
material and that they shall be exercised and visited at suitable
intervals. Precautions must be taken to control the spread of
infectious or contagious diseases and there must be adequate
isolation facilities. In addition there must be appropriate
measures available to ensure the protection of the animals in
case of fire or other emergency. Registers must be kept giving
all relevant information about the animals and their owners and
such registers must be available for inspection at all times by
authorised officers.
The Council have agreed that, in suitable cases, licences shall
be issued at a cost of ten shillings.