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6. SHOPS ACT. 1950.
The provisions relating to closing hours, half-holidays, hours
of employment of young persons and Sunday trading are administered
by the department.,
7. OFFICES. SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT. 1963.
During the year 536 registered premises received one or more
general inspections; these included inspection of all the 142 newly
registered premises. The total number of registered premises at the
end of the year was 1,712. All premises known to the department
have received a thorough general inspection,, The total number of
inspections carried out during the year was 2,225.
There is close co-operation with the Borough Planning Officer
which enables the department to see all plans submitted in respect
of new construction or alteration to premises to which the provisions
of the Act apply. It is thus possible to approach the persons
responsible at an early stage in the development and ensure that, when
completed, the premises will comply with the requirements of the Act.
This service not only simplifies administration but is appreciated by
the managements concerned.
As reported previously there has been little difficulty in
enforcement. It has been observed that occupiers of premises are
becoming more aware of their obligations and co-operation given by
employers and managements has continued to be excellent
8. OFFICES. SHOPS AMD RAILWAY PREMISES (HOISTS & LIFTS) REGULATIONS 1968.
Regulations made under Section 20 of the Act came into force on
28th May, 1969 and made the same safeguards for lifts in offices,
shops and railway premises as are provided for lifts in factories by
the requirements of the Factories Act 196l„
In November 1969 the department started to check the premises
with lifts to ensure that Regulation 6 was being observed namely,
that each lift was thoroughly examined every six months by a surveyor
of the firm's insurance company and that a report of the examination
was available for inspection on the prescribed form 54. So far, most
of the firms with lifts have been covered and, where the form was
missing, steps were taken to remedy the defect.