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by **Roger Red Hat** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:57 pm

I hear of people/pubs getting fines for smoking inside. Who enforces these fines? is it the police ?

can a copper have a go at you if your smoking in a pub?

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:05 pm

i think it should be the owners of the bar. because they get fined of they dont follow the new anti smoking laws.

by **Roger Red Hat** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:08 pm

somebody mentioned it was the job of enviromental officers. I heard though that the police were called to a fella who refused to stop smoking in a bar and the coppers booked him for drunk and disorderly instead, fined him and banged him up for the night.

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:10 pm

environmental officers, bar owners and police play a part. but im unsure of what role the police does.

by **SouthCoastShankly** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:05 pm

It is environmental officers who dish out the fines for individuals and premises. As the smoking ban is law, the police are obviously involved in enforcing that law when all other means have been tried and tested.

Because its a civil law I think persistent flouting of the smoking ban can lead to a court appearance with heavier fines.

Times article of interest

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