View report page

Legal Proceedings
Legal proceedings were taken in the following instances:—
A butcher was summonsed for various offences under the Food
Hygiene Regulations, as follows:—
(a) For failure to provide and maintain suitable and sufficient
sinks or other facilities for washing food and equipment, a
fine of £5 on each of 3 summonses was imposed.
(b) Three further summonses for failure to provide an adequate
supply of either hot and cold water, or of hot water at a
suitably controlled temperature. These summonses were
dismissed.
(c) There were two further summonses for failing to keep clean
all sinks and other facilities; one was dismissed and there
was a fine of £5 in connection with the other.
The proprietor of a provision store was also summonsed for
failure to provide and maintain a suitable sink, hot water supply, etc.,
but on the day of the hearing, the work in connection with these items
had been commenced and an undertaking given by the defendant's
solicitor that the owner would carry out all the work required by the
Council, and it was agreed that the summons be withdrawn.
An owner of some flats was summonsed under the Public Health
Act for failure to comply with Statutory Notices with regard to the
carrying out of certain repairs. On the 3 summonses, he was fined a
total of £9 with 6 guineas' costs and was ordered to carry out the
necessary works under the threat of a daily penalty, in default.
For failing to notify the Local Authority of his intention to convert
a building into flats, submitting plans, and for failing to notify
alterations and additions to drains, and contraventions of the building
byelaws, an owner was fined a total of £40 and 19 guineas' costs.
The proprietor of a shop was summonsed for offering for sale an
electric fire with a guard not of the standard prescribed by the
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Regulations. The defendant was
fined £10 with 10 guineas' costs.
60