# Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951 (repealed 6.1.1997), Section 4: Rag flock for filling to be manufactured and kept at licensed premises.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) No rag flock shall be delivered to premises registered under this Act except from premises licensed under this Act for manufacturing rag flock or from premises licensed under this Act as a rag flock store.
(2) If any rag flock is delivered in contravention of this section the occupier of the premises to which it is delivered shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) In any proceedings under subsection (2) of this section and in any proceedings under subsection (1) of the last foregoing section in respect of rag flock, it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove—
(a) that he purchased the rag flock to which the proceedings relate as coming from premises licensed under this Act and with a written warranty to that effect; and
(b) that he had no reason to believe at the time of the alleged offence that the rag flock came from some other place; and
(c) in the case of proceedings under subsection (1) of the last foregoing section, that at the time of the alleged offence the rag flock was in the same state as when he purchased it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14-15/63/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rag-flock-and-other-filling-materials-act-1951-repealed-611997/section-4
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