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A certificate may be granted by the Borough Council if they
are satisfied that by reason of restricted accommodation or other
such circumstances it is not practicable to provide such accommodation
on the premises, and that alternative arrangements are
conveniently available.
During the year one such certificate was issued.
The Borough Council is also responsible for securing
compliance with the provisions regarding heating and ventilation.
It was found possible to obtain satisfactory heating and
ventilation during the year without recourse to legal proceedings
but some difficulty was experienced in the case of a block of
shop premises with basement water closets mechanically
ventilated. The control switches for the water closets and
lobbies are in certain basements only and occupiers had to be
circularised to ensure the proper operation of the electric switches
and to ensure that the lobby doors which had been fitted with a
spring to make them self-closing, were not wedged open, thereby
nullifying the purpose for which they were provided.
Pet Animals Act, 1951.
The above Act, which came into operation on the 1st April,
1952, makes it unlawful for any person to keep a pet shop except
under the authority of a licence granted by the local authority
in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
The fee for a licence is 10/- and a licence issued under the
Act will remain in force until the end of the year in which it
was issued and subsequently must be renewed annually.
An advertisement has been issued in the local Press calling
attention to the provisions of the Act.
The Act provides that the local authority may, on application
being made to them for that purpose, grant a licence to keep a
pet shop subject to compliance with such conditions as may be
specified in the licence.
The following conditions were approved by the Council
to be inserted on the licence:-
1. No animal shall be displayed in a cage, hutch, box
or other receptacle in such position as to expose it to interference
or annoyance by persons or animals.
2. Animals shall at all times be kept in accommodation
suitable as respects size, temperature, lighting, ventilation
and cleanliness.
3. Animals shall be adequately supplied with suitable
food and drink and (so far as necessary) visited at suitable
intervals.