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Pet Animals Act, 1951.
This Act, which came into operation on 1st April, 1952, regulates the
sale of pet animals, and provides that no person shall keep a pet shop except
under the authority of a licence granted by the Borough Council.
During the year one new licence was granted, and 3 licences were discontinued.
Number on Register at end of year was 9.
Game Dealers' Licences.
During the year 3 licences to sell Game were renewed and one licence
was discontinued.
SHOPS ACT AND STREET TRADING.
The Department administers three local Orders under the Act: The
Edmonton Hairdressers and Barbers (Late Day) Order, 1947, made under
the Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928; The Shops Act, 1912, Edmonton
Weekly Half-holiday Order, Section 4(2) and (6) (Butchers); The Shops Act,
1912, Edmpnton Weekly Half-holiday Order, Section 4(2), all the Orders
stand amended by the Shops Act, 1950.
There are approximately 1,268 shops and places other than shops in the
Borough which are liable to inspection.
The Shops Acts and Street Trading Inspector submits a monthly report
to the Public Health Committee, and the following is a short summary of the
work carried out during the year.
Visits to Shops, Licensed Street Traders, etc. 1,214
Washing facilities, sink water heaters installed 9
Contraventions were in the main of a minor character, mostly concerned
with the exhibition of notices.
Shops Act, 1950—Part I, Section 1(2).
Edmonton Weekly Half-holiday Order.— A letter of warning was sent
to the occupier of a shop where the above Order was being contravened
in that the shop was not closed for the serving of customers on a Thursday
afternoon.
Shops Act, 1950—Part 1, Section 13 (1)—Shops where more than one trade
or business is carried on.
One letter of warning was sent to the occupier of a shop in respect of
Notices not conspicuously exhibited on a Thursday afternoon.
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