The landlady of a British pub has exploited a loophole in the country’s smoking ban by opening a “smoking research center” where drinkers can light up legally, reports said last week.
Locals at the Cutting Edge pub in Barnsley, northern England, must fill in a questionnaire on their smoking habits to satisfy legal requirements before sitting down for a drink and a cigarette in the center.
England and Wales introduced a ban on smoking in enclosed public places in 2007, contributing to tumbling beer sales which have forced over 2,000 pubs to close in the last year, according to the British Beer And Pub Association.
The Cutting Edge’s landlady Kerry Fenton opened the center, which is a separate room in her pub, five days ago.
“It’s given business a shot in the arm and it’s all in the name of research, legal and above board,” she told the Sun newspaper. “I’m a non-smoker but I believe in the freedom of the individual.”
The loophole in the law was discovered by pub regular James Martin, a 40-year-old printer. The local council told the paper it intended to enforce the smoking ban at the pub.(AFP)
上週有報導指出,英國一間酒吧的女老闆鑽該國禁菸法的漏洞,在酒吧內開設「吸菸研究中心」,讓酒客在那裡合法地吞雲吐霧。
為了符合法律規定,英格蘭北部巴恩斯里「前衛酒吧」的顧客必須先在中心內填寫一張關於抽菸習慣的問卷,才可以坐下來小酌、抽菸。
英國啤酒與酒吧協會表示,英格蘭和威爾斯二OO七年頒布了室內公共場所禁菸令後,去年就有兩千多家酒吧因啤酒銷售直落而被迫關門大吉。
前衛酒吧的女老闆凱莉.芬頓五天前在酒吧裡增設了這間「研究中心」包廂。
她對《太陽報》表示:「這讓生意起死回生,這完全是為了研究,合法又光明正大。我自己不吸菸,但我尊重其他人的自由。」
這個法律漏洞是常上該酒吧的四十歲印刷工人詹姆士.馬丁發現的。當地議會對該報表示,他們打算對這間酒吧強制執行禁菸令。(法新社╱翻譯:袁星塵)
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