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ANIMAL BOARDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1963
Under the above Act, no person may keep a boarding establishment for animals
(i.e. dogs or cats) except under the authority of a licence granted by the local authority
for the area in which the establishment is situated. One such licence was granted
during the year.
RIDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1964
There is one licensed riding establishment in the Borough. This is inspected and
supervised by the Council's Veterinary Officer, Mr. G. S. Wiggins, M.R.C.V.S.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
A number of contraventions of smoke control orders were reported by the public
health inspectors during the year. Most of the occupiers concerned had purchased
coal in paper bags. The provision of the Clean Air Act, 1968, which prohibits the
delivery, purchase or acquiring of unauthorised fuel for use in smoke control areas,
should reduce such contraventions.
Many of the complaints regarding smoke were in respect of smoke nuisances from
garden bonfires. These are not prohibited in smoke control areas but it is an offence
if the smoke causes a nuisance to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood at any time.
Progress has been made in reducing the emission of smoke, grit and dust from
industrial premises.
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