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Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951.
The above Act, which came into operation on the 1st
November, 1951, makes it compulsory for premises where certain
prescribed filling materials are used in any form of upholstery,
including the stuffing or lining of bedding, toys, baby carriages,
etc., to be registered with the local authority. It is also necessary
for premises where rag flock is manufactured or stored to be
licensed.
The fee for registration is £1 0s. 0d.
The regulations also provide that the occupiers of registered
premises must keep records of all filling materials consigned to
the premises to which the Act applies and of all second-hand
articles containing such filling materials.
The occupier of premises licensed for the manufacture of or
storage of rag flock must keep records of all rag flock consigned
from those premises.
All records must be properly kept, and must include
appropriate details of the trade being carried on.
During the year only one certificate of registration of
premises was granted, making a total of nine since the Act came
into force.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, and Pharmacy and
Medicines Act, 1941.
The names and addresses of 116 retailers were entered on
the Council's list of persons entitled to sell poisons under Part 2
of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, and Pharmacy and
Medicines Act, 1941. No action was necessary in respect of any
offence under the Act.
All have been inspected as to their suitability, method of
storage and labelling, as required under the Act, and have been
found satisfactory.
Shops Act, 1950.
Section 38, sub-section (2) of the Shops Act, 1950, provides
that in every shop, not being a shop exempt from the provisions
of this sub-section, there shall be provided and maintained
suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences available for the
use of persons employed in or about the shop.
It is provided by sub-section (6) that a shop may be exempted
from the provisions of sub-section (2) if there is in force a certificate
exempting the shop therefrom granted by the Borough
Council, whose duty it is to enforce the necessary provisions.