Banned man and smoker put pub landlord in court
Letting a person into a pub when they were banned from entering licensed premises and allowing a customer to smoke in the establishment has cost a publican almost £1,400.
Steven Day, of The Skinners Arms, in Machynlleth, was prosecuted by Powys County Council for breaching the Licensing Act 2003 and the Health Act 2006.
His case was heard at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court on April 29.
Day admitted one offence under the Licensing Act 2003 for allowing a person who was banned from entering licensed premises under the Behave or Be Banned (BOBB) scheme to enter the licensed premises.
He also admitted one offence under the Health Act 2006 for failing to stop a person smoking inside the premises.
The court fined Day £600 for the Licensing Act offence and £400 for the Health Act offence. He was also ordered to pay £275 costs and a victim surcharge of £120, making a total of £1,395.
Ken Yorston, Powys County Council's senior manager for regulatory services, said: "Those who have been placed on the BOBB list are there for a reason. The scheme is an effective tool to help prevent, reduce and combat alcohol-related offences in the county.
"The BOBB scheme can only work if licenced premises implement it properly. If it is not then alcohol-related offences could increase.
"All businesses have a duty and should take all reasonable steps to ensure no one smokes on their premises. Anyone who allows smoking on their business premises could face a fine but are subjecting their staff and other customers to the harmful effects of second-hand smoke.
"We welcome the level of fines imposed and we hope this will act as a warning."
