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Shops (Sunday Trading Restrictions) Act, 1936.
Au Act to restrict the opening of shops and trading on
Sundays and for other purposes in connection therewith.
The Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1938.
This Act comes into operation oil 1st January, 1939. It
consists of two parts, part (1) containing provisions for regulating
tile hours of young persons employed in certain occupations
which have hitherto been unregulated and applies to van boys
and outside messengers, page boys at residential hotels and clubs,
messengers in newspaper offices, attendants at theatres, cinemas
and other places of public entertainment, assistants to cinema
operators, lift boys (except those in private houses) and young
persons employed in laundry or dyers and cleaners' receiving
offices. Part ('2) contains certain amendments of the Shops Acts.
This Act, like the Shops Acts, will be administered by the
Sanitary Inspectors.
General Administration.
The administration of the Shops Acts and Closing Orders
has been carried out with the object of preventing rather than
detecting offences, and it is pleasing to report that it has not
been necessary to take proceedings against any trader during
the year under review.
The number of shops in the Borough is upwards of 1,400
»nd the number of visits paid 1,619, of which 800 were made
during evenings and Sundays.
Although, generally speaking, the provisions of the Shops
Acts have been well observed, 39 verbal and 18 written notices
have been given, which have mostly related to minor infringements
and to infringements by new shopkeepers who have been
unaware of the provisions of the Shops Acts, but have all given
undertakings that the Acts will be strictly observed in future.
The following are the particulars of action taken during the
year under the provisions of the Shops Act, 1934, relating
to ventilation and temperature of shops and to sanitary
conveniences: — Complied
Notices. with
Temperature 2 2
Sanitary accommodation 1 1
Washing facilities 1 1
Meal facilities 1 1