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(ix) Pet Animals Act, 1951
Under this Act, a person who desires to sell pets, of any description,
by retail, must be licensed by the local authority. These
licences are renewable annually and conditions are attached to the
licence, in order to regulate the manner in which the animals are
kept and exposed for sale.
At present there are 15 persons licensed in the Borough to keep
Pet Shops, 5 of these are in respect of stalls in the Market Place.
Pets on these stalls are restricted to puppies, goldfish and tortoises.
Inspections are made to ensure that the conditions of the
licences are complied with.
3. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
The inspection, sampling and supervision of foods in all its
phases, from the producer to the consumer, forms a very important
part of the duties of the health inspectorate in the protection of the
health of the public.
Various infectious diseases can be transmitted by foodstuffs.
Food poisoning and other intestinal illnesses can be caused by the
ingestion of foods that are either contaminated, are out of condition
or badly processed.
It is therefore essential that all premises where foods are processed,
manufactured, prepared and sold are kept under constant
supervision in order to ensure that the food is handled and stored in
a proper manner and also that the premises and personnel comply
with the requirements of the Food Hygiene Regulations.
The various Acts, Regulations and Orders that are in existence
for controlling the processing, manufacture, composition, labelling,
storage and sale of food are far too numerous to list in detail in
this report, suffice it to say that they have been made by the
Government with a view to protecting the public in one form or
other, it is the inspectorates duty to be conversant with all this
legislation and ensure that it is complied with.
More detailed information concerning various branches of these
duties are set out in the following remarks.
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