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Shops Act, 1950, Part II, Section 17(1)—Conditions of Employment.
Legal proceedings were instituted against a firm for employing an assistant
on the occasion of the weekly half-holiday and fines amounting to £1 0s. Od.
were imposed.
In addition, letters of warning were sent to the occupiers of 5 shops where
assistants were found working during the occasion of their weekly half-holiday.
Shops Act, 1950, Part IV—Sunday Trading.
Thirty-five shops were visited in addition to supervisory operations
and observations. Two contraventions were discovered; a letter of warning
was sent in each case. Registers required to be kept under this Act were
inspected periodically.
An application under Section 53 of the Act was received for registration
of a shop to be opened for the serving of customers until 2 p.m. on Sundays,
from a person having a conscientious objection to trading on a Jewish Sabbath.
The application was granted.
Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1938.
Cinemas and Boot and Shoe Repairing are the only occupations where
young persons are being employed under the above Act. The Registers kept
at these premises were perodically inspected.
Middlesex County Council Act, 1944-1950—Street Trading.
Under the provisions of the Byelaws made by the Council under the
above Acts, twelve letters of warning were sent for contraventions of certain
provisions of the Byelaws. three to licensed street traders and nine to unlicensed
street traders, one of whom was a shopkeeper.
In two other cases legal proceedings were instituted and fines amounting
to £2 0s. Od. and costs of £3 3s. Od. were imposed.
The inspection of shops, stalls and other traders' premises coming within
the scope of the Acts has been carried out throughout the year, including
Sundays and evenings.
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952.
The above-named Act came into operation on the 23rd March. 1953.
Regulations made thereunder which came into operation on 1st October.
1953, require fireguards to be fitted to gas fires, electric fires and oil heaters.
Standards of construction and fitting for guards and the tests to be employed
are set out in the Schedule and the necessary apparatus for testing the guards
has been obtained.
Under Regulations 5, heating appliances, other than imported appliances,
manufactured before the date of the coming into operation of the Regulations
and not fitted with the requisite guard may be sold or let until the end of
September, 1954.
The Shops Act Inspector has been appointed the Authorised Officer under
the Act.
During the year one electric fire exposed for sale was found not to
comply with the Regulations. The appliance was subsequently fitted with
the requisite guard.
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