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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Publicans should have the right to decide if their premises allow smoking or not.
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Each publican holding a licence to sell alcohol on their premises should be given the right to decide if the patrons are allowed to smoke or not. The Government's outright ban on smoking in all enclosed public spaces should be abolished and left to the judgement and discretion of the licence holder.
This petition was rejected
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Please see petition "Amend the smoking ban".
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