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The Oil Heaters Regulations 1962 impose requirements in relation to
domestic space heaters which burn kerosene (paraffin oil) and are not designed
for use with a flue, and accordingly, under sections 2 3 and 6(3)(a) of the
Act. but subject to certain exceptions, in particular those set out in section
2(3), no person may sell, or let on hire or hire purchase or have in his
possession for sale or such letting an oil heater or a component part of an
oil heater not complying with the Regulations. Regulation 1 relates to
warning notices to be borne by heaters, Regulations 2 to 13 relate to their
construction, design and performance generally, and Regulation 8 and the
Schedule provide for a test of risk of fire to walls and floors and Regulation
9 for a test of resistance to draughts. Regulation 14 provides, in pursuance
of paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Act. that tests of goods purchased for
the purpose by a local authority under paragraph 2 of the Schedule shall be
carried out. at the expense of the local authority, by any such persons or body
as may be authorised for the purpose by the Secretary of State.
Visits were paid to twenty eight shops selling heating appliances but in
no case was any contravention of the Regulations observed.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT. 1962
Part III of the Act deals with Public Health matters, of which Section 23
(service of notices for prevention of flooding, etc,) and Section 24 (as
to payments by Borough Councils, etc.) provide that where a building is
liable to flooding because it does not drain efficiently by gravitation into a
sewer at all times the Council may require the owner or occupier to close the
building or part thereof and do anything necessary including the stopping up
and altering of any drains through which flooding is liable to occur, or
require the execution of works to secure the proper and efficient drainage of
the building at all times and under all conditions of flow in the sewer. The
cost of any work executed in pursuance of any Notice served by the Council,
shall be paid by the Council and if any person is displaced from a building
as a result of service of Notice the Council shall pay his removal expenses,
and if he is carrying on a business also pay compensation for disturbance.
Where under the Act premises are closed the Council shall pay to the owner
compensation for depreciation in value of the building as a result of such closing,
Section 25 declares that the expression "refreshment house" in Section 25
(as to provision of sanitary conveniences at inns, refreshment houses, etc.)
of the London County Council (General Powers) Act. 1959 means any building in
which food or drink is sold to and consumed by the public.
DANGEROUS STRUCTURES (London Building Acts (Amendment) Act, 1939) The
advice of the District Surveyor of the London County Council was sought in
respect of 86 structures, or parts of structures
Licensed Premises. In connection with applications for the transfer of
licences reports on the general sanitary conditions of thirty premises were
sent to the Licensing Justices, As a result of the inspections made of these
premises, two were found to need attention and one notice under the Public
Health (London) Act 1936 was served
Static Water Tanks. Only two war time static water tanks remain one was
found to contain putrescible matter which was removed and followed by spraying
of the tanks with a mixture of vermicine carbolic fluid and motor engine oil.
Vacant Sites. The number of vacant sites in the Borough decreased during
the year, twenty-one sites and part of two other sites, shown in the
Department s records at the end of 1961 were built over, but a further eight
sites were created by demolition.