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(a) it is an oil heater which, or any component part of which, is of a
class or description to which the requirements of any regulations
under this Act apply, and
(b) if it is such an oil heater, the oil heater, or any component part of
it, complies with any such requirement as aforesaid,
and subject as aforesaid and on producing if so required his authority may
inspect a component part intended for but not embodied in an oil heater for
the purpose of determining whether
(c) it is a component part of a class or description to which the
requirements of any regulations under this Act apply, and
(d) if it is such a component part it complies with any such requirement
as aforesaid
This section empowers a local authority to purchase an oil heater or
component part for the purpose of ascertaining whether they comply with any
regulations made by the Minister.
SECTION 4 (Offences). (1) a person guilty of an offence under section two
of this Act shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one
hundred pounds, and a person guilty of an offence under section three of this
Act shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds
SECTION 5 (Power of local authority to prosecute) empowers a local authority
to institute proceedings for an offence under the Act committed in the area of
the authority,
SECTION 8 (Interpretation) gives the meaning of certain expressions used in
the Act including "oil heater" which means any appliance suitable for use in a
dwelling-house or other residential premises and designed for the heating of a
space by means of the burning of kerosene within the meaning of Part VI of the
Customs and Excise Act 1952, not being an appliance designed for use with a
flue for the removal into the open air either directly or by connection with
another flue or flues, of gases produced by the burning of kerosene
LAND CHARGES ACT, 1925
Enquiries by prospective purchasers of property as to outstanding sanitary
and other notices, orders or charges were dealt with in respect of 2,435
premises.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
SECTION 50 (Burial or cremation of the dead). This section places upon
the sanitary authority an obligation to cause to be buried or cremated the body
of any person who has died or been found dead in their area in any case where
it appears to the authority that no suitable arrangements for the disposal of
the body have been or are being made otherwise than by the authority.
Number of burials carried out 40
Number of such burials referred by the Hackney Group (No. 6)
Hospital Management Committee 11
Total cost of burials £395 1s.6d.
Full cost reclaimed (from liable relatives, death grants,
deceased persons' estates and Hospital Management Committee) 33
Part cost recovered (from liable relatives, death grants,
deceased persons' estates and other sources) 5
Full cost of burial borne by the Borough Council 2