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administration interpretation and enforcement of the various provisions
and this has meant that staff engaged in the enforcement of
the Act have been "put into the picture" as to what is expected
of them to secure a degree of uniformity on the enforcement of this
important piece of legislation.
The first annual report as required to be submitted to the Ministry,
appended hereto, is obtainable from this authority at a reasonable
charge.
Consumer Protection Act 1961
This Act gives the Secretary of State power to make Regulations
on safety requirements and construction of Certain Goods
likely to cause death or personal injury.
With the ever increasing number of deaths and injuries caused
to children by burning and, in particular, the use of flammable
children's nightwear, the Government have now made a regulation
under this Act, known as The Children's Nightdresses Regulations
1964 which came into force on the 1st October 1964. Thus
there are now three sets of regulations covering goods likely to
cause death or personal injury. The Heating Appliances (Fireguards)
Regulations 1953, The Oil Heaters Regulations, 1962 and
the 1964 Regulations.
It was announced by a spokesman for the Home Office, at
the National Home Safety Conference, held in London, on the
27/28 October 1964, that the Oil Heaters Regulations did not apply
to oil heaters manufactured before the 1st June 1962 but that
amending Regulations were now in course of preparation. This
will now satisfy the severe criticisms of Home Safety Advisory
Committees and indeed many other bodies concerned with safety
in the home, particularly with regard to the selling of second
hand oil heaters.
Routine visits have been made to shops and stalls where
these goods are sold. Retailers had shown a remarkable interest
in the Childrn's Nightwear Regulations and were greatly concerned
that no children's nightdresses were kept that did not conform.
This was found to be so on the many inspections carried
out. However, there were 20 heating appliances where the guards
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