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In the case of any contravention of the Regulations steps should be
taken to ascertain the circumstances in which the default has arisen with
a view to any necessary action. Article VI. requires that before the
local authority institute proceedings against any person for contravention
of any of the Regulations in Part II. of the Order, the local authority
shall afford him an opportunity of furnishing an explanation and shall
consider such explanation and all the circumstances of the case.
The Regulations as regards their main provisions took effect on and
after October 1st next, as regards Article V. (1) on January 1st, 1913.
The Public Health and Housing Committee considered an analysis
of sample of potted preserved cream purchased in the Roman Road, and
which contained 0.11 per cent, of boric acid. The pot was not labelled
as containing boric acid as required by the Local Government Board
Regulations of August 1st, 1912, made under the Public Health (Regulations
as to Food) Act, 1907. In accordance with the Regulations an
explanation was required from the vendor, and supplied. The Committee
considered this, and in view of the offence being the first discovered in this
Borough under the new Regulations, did not propose that legal proceedings
should be taken in this case but directed that the vendor be
cautioned.
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Inadequate Penalties and the Home Secretary.
The Council, in conjunction with other local authorities, recently
made representations to the Local Government Board on the subject of the
inadequate penalties inflicted in cases of offences under the sale of Food
and Drugs Acts. In consequence of such representations the Home
Secretary issued a circular to the justices through out the country calling
attention to the matter and asking that special consideration should be
given to the question whether the penalties imposed in cases coming
before them are such as are likely to deter the offenders from repeating
and other persons from committing offences under the Acts.
Order in Council applying Section 5 of the Poisons and
Pharmacy Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 55), to certain Liquid
Preparations containing not more than 3 per cent, of
Phenols.
Whereas by Section 5 of the Poisons and Pharmacy Act, 1908, it is
enacted that—