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of accidents are submitted by enforcing authorities quarterly)
to consider what other means can be adopted to ensure that enforcinj
authorities are notified of the occurrence of all accidents to
employees in registered offices and shops.
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1961 - CHIIDREN's NIGHDRESS
REGULATIONS, 1964
By the Consumer Protection Act, 1961 regulations can be
made by the Secretary of State imposing requirements in respect of
any prescribed class of goods, to prevent or reduce risk of death
or personal injury.
The above Regulations, which came into operation on the
1st October, 1961, require that, with certain exemptions, no person
may sell or have in his possession for sale a children's nightdress
not complying with the Regulations.
Regulation 1 relates to the materials used in the garments
and, among other things, requires any fabric used to be of a kind
capable of satisfying the requirements of the British Standard for
fabrics "described as of low flaramability".
Regulation 2 relates to the labelling of nightdresses made
of fabrics which have been treated with chemicals to make them
safer from fire.
Under Regulation 3 the prohibition on sale of goods not
complying with the Regulations will apply to goods manufactured
before the coming into operation of the Regulations.
All shops in the Borough selling garments of this kind
were visited to check that children's nightdresses held in stock
or offered for sale complied with the British Standard. In no
instance were stocks of nightdresses held or offered for sale
which did not comply in all respects with the Children's Nightdress
Regulations.