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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT.1948.
1, It was not necessary to make any "burial arrangements
as provided by section 50 of the Act.
2. It was not necessary to make use of the powers of
section 47 for compulsory removal to suitable premises of sick
and aged persons in need of care and attention.
THE PET ANIMALS ACT.1951.
This Act is designed "to regulate the sale of pet animals".
Five premises were licensed during the year. 18 inspections
were made but no infringements of the licence conditions found.
SHOPS ACT, 1950.
One hundred and thirty-seven visits were made in the
administration of this Act and four infringements corrected.
"Shop" for the purpose of this Act is a very comprehensive
term and includes any premises where any retail trade or business
is carried on.
The number of such premises in the Borough at the end
of 1962 was :-
Antique dealers and second-hand furniture 7
Bakers 20
Boots and Shoes 30
Builders and Decorators Supplies 27
Butchers 34
Cafes and Restaurants 42
Chemists 22
Confectioners,Newsagents and Tobacconists 94
Cycles, Radio and Television 23
Dairies and Milkshops 6
Drapers and Ladies' Outfitters 54
Electrical Supplies 20
Fishmongers and Fried Fish Shops 15
General Stores 14
Greengrocers,Fruiterers & Florists 57
Grocers and Provision Merchants 75
Hairdressers 47
Hardware, Ironmongery and Timber 20
Licensed premises 50
Motor and Cycle dealers and Engineers 33
Tailors and Outfitters 14
Upholsterers and House Furnishers 13
Watchmakers and Jewellers 8
Miscellaneous 105
830
The present unsatisfactory state of the law with regard
to shops is to be deplored.
The 1950 Act is merely a consolidation of legislation
parsed between 1912 and 1938 and is to a large degree outmoded.
Further, there have been many decisions given by the Courts
which have rendered much of the Act virtually incomprehensible
and consequently inoperable.
It seems most desirable for the sake of traders, public and
local authorities, as well as for Inspectors trying to carry out
their duties in a state of uncertainty, that amending legislation
will not be much longer delayed.
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