City social club fined for smoking ban breach
Managers were warned not to let people smoke indoors
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A Nottingham social club has been hit with a bill of more than £1,600 after letting customers smoke inside.
The Anatolian Social, in Alfreton Road, was prosecuted by Nottingham City Council after warnings to prevent customers from smoking indoors were ignored by management.
Oruc Kiral, aged 61, was found guilty in his absence of being the person responsible for not stopping people breaking the Health Act 2006 smoking ban legislation.
He was also found guilty of smoking tobacco inside The Anatolian Social himself.
At Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Kiral, of Francis Street in Nottingham, was fined £860 for the two offences, with a victim surcharge of £344. Costs of £405.34 were also awarded to the council.
Environmental health manager Paul Dales said: “We all have the right to enter buildings without breathing in other people’s tobacco smoke.
“These rules have been in place for almost two decades now.
"Premises know they must operate within the law to protect staff and customers from the public health risks of second-hand tobacco smoke.”
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