Landlord faces trial under smoke-free legislation
The case against My Tony Blows, landlord of the Dog Inn public house at Ewyas Harold, was adjourned at Hereford Magistrates Court on Friday, October 26. A trial will now be held on January 21 which will be heard by the district judge.
Mr Blows indicated to the court he was intending to plead not guilty to all three charges laid by Herefordshire Council for offences under the new smoke-free legislation which came into effect in England on July 1, 2007.
He faces the charges below:
1. Mr Tony Blows being a person responsible for the management
of the Dog Inn public house, Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire failed to
discharge a duty to which he was subject by section 8 (4) of the
Health Act 2006, namely as the person in control (or concerned in
the management) of smoke-free premises, did fail in his duty to
cause persons smoking there to stop smoking on the evening of
Saturday, August 4 2007.
2. Mr Tony Blows did, on the evening of Saturday August 4, 2007,
smoke cigarettes contrary to Section 7(2) of the Health Act 2006 in
premises, namely the Dog Inn public house, Ewyas Harold, that are
smoke free by virtue of Section 2 of the Health Act 2006.
3. Mr Tony Blows being a person responsible for the management of
the Dog Inn public house, Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire failed to
discharge a duty to which he was subject by section 8 (4) of the
Health Act 2006, namely as the person in control (or concerned in
the management) of smoke-free premises, did fail in his duty to
cause persons smoking there to stop smoking on the afternoon of
Monday July 23, 2007.
