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ANIMAL ESTABLISHMENTS
The Riding Establishments Act 1970, which amends the Riding
Establishments Act 1964, received the Royal Assent on the 29th Hay
and authorises the local authority to grant a three month provisional
licence to keep a riding establishment if the Council does not feel
justified in granting a full licence.
This legislation was introduced largely as a result of the
deficiencies in the earlier Act which were revealed in the proceedings
taken by this Council in the local Magistrates' Court in 1967.
There are three riding establishments in the Borough licensed
by the Council.
There are six animal boarding establishments and thirteen pet
animal shops licensed by the Council.
The co-operation of Mr, M. Rand and Mr. M.A.P. Simons, Veterinary
Surgeons, in the administration of this legislation is gratefully
acknowledged.
TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT. 1968.
This Act replaced the Merchandise Marks Acts 1887 to 1953.
342 inspections were carried out under the Act to ensure that
articles were appropriately labelled and warnings were given where
necessary.
FERTILISERS AM) FEEDING STUFFS ACT. 1926.
This Act requires vendors of fertilisers and feeding 3tuf"fs to
apply a description to such materials when exposed for sale or when
consigned or delivered so that the purchaser is aware of the more
important constituents.
Thirteen samples were submitted to the Public Analyst during the
year of which ten were reported as being satisfactory.