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Warnings were given in respect of all the above matters, and also in
eighty-five other instances of prescribed notices not being satisfactorily
maintained. In general it was found that traders co-operate in complying
with the requirements of the Acts, and no legal proceedings were instituted
during the year.
The Shops (Early Closing Days) Act 1965 came into force on 5th
August 1965; the main object of this new legislation was to enable all shopkeepers
to choose their own early-closing day—the weekday on which a shop
will be closed for the serving of customers by 1 p.m. and to change the
day, if desired, after a period of at least three months. To this end, the
power of local authorities to make orders fixing the day of the week for
early closing was abolished, existing early-closing day orders which applied
to non-exempted trades ceased to have effect on 5th November 1965, that
is, three months after the date of commencement of the new Act, and
orders which extended the requirement to observe an early-closing day to
exempted trades were revoked immediately.
The effects of the new Act on Early Closing Day Orders which operated
within the London Borough of Harrow were as follows:—
Revoked as from 5th August 1965:
The Wealdstone Exempted Trades (Fishmongers) Extension
Order 1913.
The Kenton Fishmongers Weekly Half-holiday Order 1932.
The Butchers and Pork Butchers (Wealdstone) Weekly Halfholiday
and Closing Order (insofar as it relates to the Weekly
Half-holiday).
The Wealdstone Exempted Trades (Fruiterers and Greengrocers)
Extension Order 1913.
The Butchers and Pork Butchers (Harrow on the Hill) Weekly
Half-holiday and Closing Order (insofar as it relates to the
Weekly Half-holiday).
Ceased to have effect from 5th November 1965:
The Edgware and Little Stanmore Shops Weekly Half-holiday
Order.
The Barbers and Hairdressers (Wealdstone) Weekly Half-holiday
Order.
Pigeons VERMIN AND OTHER PESTS
During 1964 the Council engaged the services of a specialist firm for
the control of pigeons in the Borough. The results were satisfactory and
the contract was renewed again this year. Although the number of birds
has been drastically reduced, there are still many sites that call for regular
attention, and it appears that treatment over a number of years will be
necessary before the overall position in the Borough is satisfactory. One
of the problems in dealing with the pigeon menace is the well-meaning