Jump to full article: The Royal Gazette (bm), 2006-08-16
Author: Dan Jones
Intro: More than a dozen venues are set to find out within a fortnight whether they have successfully side-stepped the Government smoking ban.
Chief Medical Officer John Cann yesterday declined to name the establishments that had submitted bids for exemptions from the new law.
But he confirmed Government had received about 15 applications – mainly from private clubs. Most have cited support from members who want to carry on sparking up, and from bar staff happy to continue working in a smokey atmosphere.
The top medic told The Royal Gazette: “The law allows for companies to ask for exemptions and some private clubs or bars have asked for them. There have been requests from a variety of places, but the bulk have been from private clubs.”
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