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Shops Act 1950 - Sections 61 and 64
Retail trading in butcher's meat on Sunday £5 fine £3 costs
" " £5 fine £3 costs
" " £5 fine
" " £5 fine £15 costs
" " £5 fine
" " £5 fine
Shops Act 1950 - Sections 47 and 59
Clothing shop trading on Sunday £3 fine £5 costs
Consumer Protection Acts 1961 and 1971
The Nightdresses (Safety) Regulations 1971
Selling an adult's nightdress not complying with Regulations - Conditional discharge for twelve
months £20 costs.
Selling an adult's nightdress not complying with Regulations - Adjourned sine die.
Consumer Protection Acts 1961 and 1971
Toys (Safety) Regulations 1967
Selling a toy xylophone having a coating of paint containing
lead in excess of that permitted. - Six months conditional discharge
Consumer Protection Acts 1961 and 71
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Regulations 1953
The Electrical Appliances (Colour Code) Regulations 1969 and 70
Electric fire not fitted with a guard £20 fine £10 costs
Conductors in the main lead with wrong colour code £2 fine
Consumer Protection Acts 1961 and 1971
The Oil Heaters Regulations 1962 and 1966
Selling an oil heater not complying with regulations:
Flame regulator £10 fine )
Spilling of fuel £5 fine) £21.50 costs
Warning Notice £5 fine)
Selling an oil heater not complying with regulations:
Draught resistance £10 fine
Spilling of fuel £5 fine costs
CHILDREN'S TOYS
Last year it was reported that since The Toys (Safety) Regulations, 1967 became operative, 125 toys
had been purchased by the end of 1971 of which 43 (34%) failed to comply with the regulations.
Following the coming into force of the Consumer Protection Act 1971 on 30th April of that year,
local authorities were empowered to institute legal proceedings against a wholesaler or importer whose
premises were outside its area. Since that date 86 samples have been purchased by the general purposes
inspectors. Of these, 49 toys were imported and 29 manufactured in the United Kingdom. In 8 cases the
origin of the toy was not established. 11 toys, 8 of which were imported, were certified by the Public
Analyst to be coated with paint containing lead in excess of that permitted viz. 5,000 p.p.m. The countries
concerned were Japan, Hong Kong, Poland, Spain and West Germany. Types of illegal toys found in
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