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Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to 1953. These Acts deal with trade marks,
trade descriptions, and the prohibition of importation and sale of goods not
bearing an indication of country of origin. Over a period of years Orders
have been made under the Act of 1926 dealing with many food products. The
Merchandise Marks Act of 1953, which became operative on 31st December, extends
the definition of "trade description" and "false trade description" and
increases considerably the penalties for offences under the Acts. No contraventions
were recorded.
SLAUGHTER OP ANIMALS (PIGS) ACT, 1953. This Act, which received Royal
Assent on the 14th July, 1953, comes into operation on 1st July, 1954 and
provides for the humane slaughter of pigs in places other than slaughterhouses
and knackers' yards. Persons guilty of an offence under the Act shall be
liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £10.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933 and PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941
Section 18 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, enacts that except in
the case of an authorised seller of poisons selling from premises duly registered
under Part 1 of the Act, no person shall sell any poison included in
Part II of the Poisons List unless his name is entered in a local authority's
list of sellers of such poisons The requirements which apply to the sale of
poisons by a listed seller of Part II poisons are laid down in Section 18 and
in the Poisons Rules and are briefly as follows:-
The sale must be effected on the premises specified in the local
authority's list.
The container of the poison must be labelled with the various particulars
and in the prescribed manner.
No poison may be sold except in containers which comply with the requirements
of the Rules.
Certain specified poisons must not be sold by any person other than the
listed shopkeeper himself, or a responsible deputy nominated by him to the
local authority.
The sale of certain specified poisons may be made only to persons satisfying
the prescribed qualifications and must be entered in a Poisons Book to
be kept by the listed seller and to be available for inspection by the local
authority.
Arrangements for storage must be satisfactory and in compliance with the
prescribed methods.
The names and addresses of 159 persons listed as sellers of Part II
poisons remained on the register at the end of the year, The main business
of these sellers was: ~
Grocer 108
Hardware Store 36
Drug Store 8
Hairdresser 4
Disinfectant manufacturer 1
Mill furnisher 1
Soap manufacturer 1
No contraventions were reported.
Under the Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 1941 a Pood and Drugs Authority has
power to enforce the provisions of Sections 8, 9 and 11 relating respectively
to the prohibition of advertisements concerning certain diseases, etc. and the
disclosure of the composition of medicines sold by retail or supplied as
samples. It also provides, in certain circumstances, for a registered
pharmacist on application to the local authority to have his name entered in
the authority's list of sellers of Part II poisons.