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SHOPS ACT AND STREET TRADING
Three local Orders are administered under the Act. They are 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), and the Shops Act, 1912, Edmonton Weekly
Half-Holiday Order, Section 4(2). All the Orders stand amended by the Shops
Act, 1950.
There are approximately 1,300 shops and similar places in the Borough
which are liable to inspection.
The Shops Act and Street Trading Inspector submits a monthly report
to the Public Health Committee. The following is a short summary of the work
carried out during the year:-
Visits to shops, licensed street traders etc 1,091
Washing facilities, sink water heaters installed .... 9
A number of contraventions were detected. They were of a minor
character.
SHOPS ACT, 1950 - PART I, SECTION 1(2)
Edmonton Weekly Half-Holiday Order - A number of letters of warning
were sent to shopkeepers contravening this Order.
SHOPS ACT, 1950 - PART I
Hours of Closing - No action was found necessary during the year.
SHOPS ACT, 1950 - PART II, SECTION 17(1)
Condition of Employment - Two shopkeepers were prosecuted and fined a
total of £3. 0. Od. and required to pay 3 guineas costs for employing assistants
on their weekly half-holiday.
SHOPS ACT, 1950 - PART II, SECTION 17(2)
Non-Exhibition of Notices - One shopkeeper was prosecuted and fined
£1, 0. 0d. plus 1 guinea costs for failing to exhibit notice of Statutory HalfHoliday.
SHOPS ACT, 1950 - PART IV - SUNDAY TRADING
Fifty-one shops were visited. No contraventions were discovered.
Registers required to be kept under this Act were inspected periodically.
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