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PETROLEUM (REGULATION') ACTS 1928 & 1936
56 licences were issued by the Department to store petroleum spirit during
1960, and the total quantity of petroleum spirit stored was 108,868 gallons.
The amount of petroleum spirit passing through these licensed installations in
the course of a year is in the region of 2,300,000 gallons. In addition, 29
licences were issued to store petroleum mixtures involving a total of 12,682
gallons, and 3 licences were issued in respect of the storage of a total of
42 cwts. of calcium carbide.
285 visits were made to premises under the provisions of Petroleum legislation.
PET ANIMALS ACT 1951
6 licences to keep pet shops were issued by the Department during 1960.
Visits were made to these premises and various infringements of the conditions
of licence were rectified.
HEATING APPLIANCES (FIREGUARDS') ACT 1952
During 1960, 2 visits were made in connection with the Act, and appliances
examined were found to conform to the standards laid down.
CLEAN AIR ACT 1956
During the year 1960, 70 complaints were received with regard to smoke or
grit emission, and the necessary observations were made and remedial action
taken. 870 visits of inspection were made in connection with these complaints,
and to boiler houses situated in industrial premises. A system of recording
industrial boiler house plant was introduced during the year, and records are
being compiled of all industrial installations, and other installations exceeding
a rating of 55,000 B.T.Us. per hour.
"Prior approval" under Section 3(2) of the Act was given to two new oilfired
furnaces during the year.
In 6 instances, plans which were deposited in accordance with Building Byelaws
showed in each case the proposed construction of a chimney. After examination
of the plans, followed by discussions with the applicants, opinion upon
the heights of the chimneys in relation to Section 10 of the Clean Air Act 1956,
were submitted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor.
Legal Proceedings.
In 2 instances legal proceedings were instituted against the occupiers of
industrial premises for contraventions of The Dark Smoke (Permitted Periods)
Regulations 1958. Both the offences concerned the emission of dark smoke for
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