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Visits were made to the various shop
premises to see that no unsatisfactiry appliances were
being offered for sale. No contraventions were
observed.
The requirements as to guards do not apply
to fires installed prior to the Act and the attention
of the public was drawn to the risks of injury from
inadequately protected fires in a display shown in
the Town Hall kiosk as part of our publicity on
Safety in the Home.
PET ANIMALS ACT.1951.
By this Act it is unlawful to keep a pet shop
unless licensed to do so by the local authority.
The Council may impose conditions to a licence, to
prevent cruelty and to avoid the risk of spread of
infection. The Act also makes it illegal to
sell an animal as a pat to a child under the age
of 12 years. The Council has adopted conditions
for the granting of licences which closely conform
to those recommended by the Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
One person was granted a licence but before
the year was ended the shop had been closed.
PAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT. 1951.
This Act deals with the conditions under
which rag flock and other filling materials are used
in the making of mattresses, chairs and similar
articles, and particularly with the cleanliness of the
materials used.
There is only one trader whose premises come
within the scope of the Act. The premises have been
registered and were visited during the year to ensure
that the requirements of the Act were being observed.
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