Example sentences of "[prep] [art] shops act " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We hope retailers will abide by this ruling and close on Sundays until Parliament decides what to do about the Shops Act , ’ said director Michael Schluter . |
| 2 | It said : ‘ The council has written to a number of stores requesting undertakings that they cease trading in contravention of the Sunday trading provisions of the Shops Act . |
| 3 | ‘ The council have also agreed a procedure for dealing with future breaches of the Sunday Trading provisions of the Shops Act . ’ |
| 4 | The provisions of the Shops Act 1950 prohibiting Sunday trading were designed to protect shop workers from having to work on Sundays — this was an aspect of economic and social policy within the jurisdiction of the member state 's government . |
| 5 | The plaintiffs , a borough council , brought proceedings under section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972 and applied for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from using shop premises of theirs for trade on Sundays in breach of section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 The defendants resisted the claim against them on the ground , inter alia , that section 47 was in conflict with article 30 of the E.E.C . |
| 6 | This was an appeal by leave dated 18 November 1991 of the House of Lords ( Lord Bridge of Harwich , Lord Ackner and Lord Browne-Wilkinson ) by the appellants , Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council , from the judgment dated 30 April 1991 of the Court of Appeal ( Dillon , Mann and Beldam L.JJ. ) allowing the appeal of the respondents , Wickes Building Supplies Ltd. , from the judgment dated 14 May 1990 of Mervyn Davies J. granting the appellants an interlocutory injunction to restrain the respondents from trading on Sunday contrary to section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 , within the appellants ' administrative area . |
| 7 | In England and Wales , Sunday trading is prohibited by section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 which provides , subject to certain specified exceptions , that ‘ Every shop shall … be closed for the serving of customers on Sunday . ’ |
| 8 | There can be no doubt , since the decision of this House in Stoke-on-Trent City Council v. B. & Q. ( Retail ) Ltd. [ 1984 ] A.C. 754 , that a local authority has power , in appropriate circumstances , to proceed in its own name by way of injunction to restrain infringements of section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 . |
| 9 | On the face of these two statutory provisions , it appears that proceedings in its own name by way of injunction are open to a local authority in order to secure observance of section 47 of the Shops Act . |
| 10 | The basis of the argument was that since , at the date of the Shops Act 1950 , the only proceedings which the local authority could then have instituted to enforce the law against Sunday trading were criminal proceedings , section 71(1) should be read as limited to such proceedings . |
| 11 | The council was by section 71 of the Shops Act 1950 charged with the statutory duty of ensuring compliance with the Act . |
| 12 | On the other hand it was the submission of Mr. Collins for Wickes that the function of the undertaking in damages required of the council by the Court of Appeal was to protect the right of Wickes which flowed from the direct effect of article 30 , in the event of the European Court of Justice holding , on the reference to it of the Stoke-on-Trent case [ 1991 ] Ch. 48 , that section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 was invalid because it was inconsistent with article 30 . |
| 13 | But , having regard to the passage from the judgment of the European Court in the Francovich case which I have just quoted , it is in my opinion right that in the present case your Lordships should proceed on the basis that if , on the reference to it in the Stoke-on-Trent case [ 1991 ] Ch. 48 , the court should hold that section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 is invalid as being in conflict with article 30 of the Treaty , the United Kingdom may be obliged to make good damage caused to individuals by the breach of article 30 for which it is responsible . |
| 14 | In so deciding , he had to take into account the fact that it was plain that Wickes would , unless restrained , continue to act in contravention of section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 ; and that , in practical terms , proceedings by way of injunction were the only means open to the council to perform its duty to enforce the provisions of section 47 . |
| 15 | I think that those letters show a wholly understandable sense of frustration , but the House of Lords , before which an appeal is pending , has shown uncertainty about whether the provisions of the Shops Act 1950 remain part of our domestic law . |
| 16 | Does the Attorney-General agree that the defence of using the treaty of Rome in relation to breaches of the Shops Act 1950 is pretty flimsy and slender ? |
| 17 | It remains uncertain whether the Sunday trading provisions of the Shops Act 1950 continue to form part of our law . |
| 18 | Once the legal position of the Shops Act 1950 in relation to Community law is clear , I hope to be in a position to recommend a way forward to the House . |
| 19 | The senior Law Officer of the Crown , the Attorney-General , explained to the House that , on the question of the Shops Act 1950 , he had to make a decision based not on party politics but on the law . |
| 20 | It means that those shops are no longer viable and we condemn the Government 's inaction on the reform of the Shops Act 1950 . |
| 21 | Neither the Government nor Parliament can decide with confidence on the options for reform until questions about the compatibility of the Sunday trading provisions of the Shops Act 1950 with article 30 of the treaty of Rome , which deals with free trade , are answered . |
| 22 | An order made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department under section 43(1) of the Shops Act 1950 would only lift the requirement for shops to close ordinarily by 8 pm on Sundays . |
| 23 | I have also been asked whether it would be possible to make partial exemption orders under section 48(1) of the Shops Act . |
| 24 | The right hon. Gentleman will be aware of yesterday 's decision by the House , by 224 votes to 4 , to do something about the shambles about the operation of the Shops Act 1950 . |
| 25 | Plainly , the function of law enforcement under the Shops Act 1950 is entrusted to the local authority of each district . |
| 26 | The restrictions on Sunday trading contained in the Shops Act 1950 do not apply in Scotland , with the exception of hairdressers and barbers . |
| 27 | I beg to move , That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for certain descriptions of shops in England and Wales to be open for trade on Sunday , subject to their being registered with the local authority ; to impose a general prohibition on the opening on Sunday of other shops , extending this prohibition to certain business premises which on week-days are open for the service of customers ; to provide protection for persons employed in or for the purposes of a shop which is , or is to be , registered for Sunday opening , where they have conscientious or other objections to working on Sunday ; to make consequential and other repeals in the Shops Act 1950 ; and for connected purposes . |
| 28 | I am glad that the hon. Gentleman acknowledges that the small corner shops which have been trading on Sundays — in many cases , outside the Shops Act 1950 — provide a useful service to some people in our communities . |