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RIDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1964
At the end of the year 7 riding establishments had been
licensed by the Council.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951
19 licences to keep pet shops were issued during the year.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
There are 2 addresses in the Borough registered under
Section 2 of this Act.
SCRAP METAL DEALERS ACT, 1964
7 new registrations were effected during the year, making a
total of 76 names on the register at 31st December, 1966.
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL ACT, 1933, PART V
12 licences to carry on Employment Agencies were issued
during the year.
PHARMACIES & POISONS ACT, 1933
133 sellers involving 189 shops had been listed at the end
of the year as required by Section 18 of this Act.
PIGEONS
Following the Council's approval to the destruction of
pigeons at one of the shopping districts in the Borough, this
work was undertaken during the year by a firm licensed by the
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to carry out treatment
using narcotic baits.
Whilst the firm concerned could not guarantee a 100%
clearance, with the operation carried out in the open, only three
or four pigeons remained after the treatment and the work was
regarded by all concerned (including the shopkeepers involved)
as satisfactory and well worth while
LITTER
An activity causing much concern to Local Authorities and
their officials is the objectionable practice of dumping refuse
on the roadside or in hedges adjoining the highway.
During the year 7 prosecutions were taken under Section
1 of the Litter Act, 1958 and fines totalling £35 were imposed.
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