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necessary information obtained for keeping an up to-date register
of shops in the Borough.
During these inspections the following contraventions were
no ted.
Section 17(2): Assistants weekly half holiday notice
not affixed in the shop 247
Section 32(2) Record of hours of employment of young
person not being maintained 67
Section 32(3) Abstract of provisions relating to the
employment of young persons not exhibited 62
Section 37(1) Seats for females not provided 3
Section 37(2) Notice re seats not displayed 183
In order to draw the attention of occupiers to these cdntraventions
274 informal notices were served and 180 re inspections
were made to ensure compliance. In this connection 404 forms and
notices were sold. 583 male, 1 168 female adult assistants, and
54 male and 113 female young persons, under the age of 18 yearswere
employed at the premises inspected their hours of employment,
meal-times and working conditions received special attention.
Weekly Half Holiday
The following contraventions were observed
Section 1(1) Shops not closed at 1 p.m. 20
Section 1(2) Alternative closing notice not
dlsp1ayed 13
Section 13(1) Exempted trade notices not displayed or
in possession of the occupier 75
In eleven of the cases where shops had failed to close at
1 P.m. on the weekly half holiday no transactions were seen to take
place and informal notices were sent. In the remaining nine cases
eight warning 1etters were sent and legal proceedings were instituted
against the other offender. Informal letters were also sent to
occupiers where notices were not displayed. In this connection
53 notices were sold, and one occupier was prosecuted for failing
to display the prescribed exempted trade notice on the weekly half
holiday,