RAG FLOCK ACT 1911

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RAG FLOCK ACT 1911 - SECT 1



1.(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to sell or have in his possession
for sale flock manufactured from rags or to use for the purpose of making any
article of upholstery, cushions, or bedding flock manufactured from rags or to
have in his possession flock manufactured from rags intended to be used for
any such purpose, unless the flock conforms to such standard of cleanliness as
may be prescribed by regulations to be made by the Local Government Board and,
if any person sells or uses or has in his possession flock in contravention of
this Act, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding, in
the case of a first offence, ten pounds, or in the case of a second or
subsequent offence fifty pounds.

(2) All regulations made by the Local Government Board under this Act shall be
laid before Parliament as soon as may be after they are made, ....

(3) Where, in any proceedings against a person charged with an offence under
this Act, it is proved that an offence under this Act has been committed, but
that the person charged with the offence

(a)purchased the flock in respect of which the offence was committed from a
person resident within the United Kingdom who sold the flock under a warranty
that it complied with the prescribed standard of cleanliness; and

(b)took reasonable steps to ascertain, and did in fact believe in the accuracy
of the statement contained in the warranty;

(4) Where a person is charged with having flock in his possession in
contravention of this Act any flock proved in the proceedings to have been
found in his possession shall be deemed to be intended for sale or for use in
the manufacture of such articles as aforesaid, unless the contrary is proved.

(5) It shall be the duty of a [district council] to enforce the provisions of
this Act within [its] district, and for that purpose [any officer of the
district council] shall have power, if so authorised by the [district
council], to institute and carry on any proceedings which the [district
council] is authorised to institute and carry on under this Act, and to enter
at all reasonable times any premises in which he has reasonable cause to
believe that an offence under this Act is being committed, and to examine and
take samples for the purposes of analysis of any flock found therein:

Provided that, where a sample is so taken, the occupier of the premises may
require the officer taking the sample to divide it into two parts and to mark,
seal, and deliver to him one part.

If any person wilfully obstructs any such officer in the execution of his
powers under this section, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding five pounds.

Subs.(6) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/211

(7) All fines imposed in any proceedings instituted by a [district council] in
pursuance of [its] powers and duties under this Act shall be paid to the
[district council] ....

(9) This Act shall apply to Ireland with the following modifications:

(a)The Local Government Board for Ireland shall be substituted for the Local
Government Board;

Para.(b) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/211; para.(c) rep. by SLR (NI) 1954

[(10) In this Act "district council" means a council established under the
Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.]

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RAG FLOCK ACT 1911 - SECT 1