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Administration of Shops Act
Supervision of shops and the effective administration of the
legislation relating thereto is secured by systematic visits to
traders. The Health Department maintains an up-to-date register
of all classes of shop premises in the Borough.
In general shop-keepers are desirous of taking reasonable
measures to comply with the requirements of the Shops Act, and
are willing to seek and act upon the advice and instructions given
by the Shops Inspector.
Weekly Half Holidays
The Borough is divided into two districts for the purposes
of early closing. In the Harringay area the weekly half holiday
is on Wednesday and elsewhere Thursday is the early closing day.
with the exception of butchers' shops which is on Monday.
Certain trades are exempt from the early closing provisions of the
Act but any assistants employed must be granted a weekly half
holiday commencing not later than 1.30 p.m. on one week-day.
Hours of Employment of Shop Assistants
Subject to certain exceptions persons under 18 years of age
must have a break of eleven consecutive hours between noon and
noon the following day, to include the hours of 10 p.m., to 6 a m.,
and the maximum hours for the employment of young persons is as
follows:-
(a) Under 16 years 44 hours maximum
(Christmas week may be increased to 48, but total with
week before or after must not exceed 88)
(b) 16 - 18 years 48 hours maximum
(Overtime may be worked in a shop for not more than
6 weeks a year. Maximum for individual young person is
50 hours a year and must not exceed 12 hours in a week.)
(Catering trade may work 96 hours a fortnight with 60 hour
week maximum for not more than 12 fortnights a year.)
The requirements in respect of shop assistants' meal times
are as follows:-
Dinner: If the hours of employment include the hours from
11-30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m., every assistant must be allowed an