Llangennech shopkeeper fined
A Llangennech shopkeeper has been fined for selling alcohol when there was no designated premises supervisor.
Abbas Hashemi, of The Sweet Store, Bridge Street, pleaded guilty at Ammanford Magistrates Court to an offence contrary to Section 136 of the Licensing Act, 2003.
The court was told that on February 28 last year Carmarthenshire County Council’s licensing department received a letter from the Designated Premises Supervisor saying that he no longer wanted to be the DPS.
At that time Mr Hashemi was the joint premises licence holder. A letter was sent to both licence holders saying that as there was no current DPS they were not licensed to sell alcohol until the situation was resolved.
The store was visited by a licensing officer on May 14 last year and alcohol was on display. They were told to remove it. Police visited on May 28 and the alcohol was on the shelves behind blinds. A licensing officer again visited on June 11 and no alcohol was on display. On September 13 a police saw alcohol being sold at the premises.
The court heard that the licence was transferred to the sole name of Mr Hashemi on August 7, 2008, and he was named the DPS from September 17 last year.
Hashemi was fined £250 and ordered to pay £250 prosecution costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
Abbas Hashemi, of The Sweet Store, Bridge Street, pleaded guilty at Ammanford Magistrates Court to an offence contrary to Section 136 of the Licensing Act, 2003.
The court was told that on February 28 last year Carmarthenshire County Council’s licensing department received a letter from the Designated Premises Supervisor saying that he no longer wanted to be the DPS.
At that time Mr Hashemi was the joint premises licence holder. A letter was sent to both licence holders saying that as there was no current DPS they were not licensed to sell alcohol until the situation was resolved.
The store was visited by a licensing officer on May 14 last year and alcohol was on display. They were told to remove it. Police visited on May 28 and the alcohol was on the shelves behind blinds. A licensing officer again visited on June 11 and no alcohol was on display. On September 13 a police saw alcohol being sold at the premises.
The court heard that the licence was transferred to the sole name of Mr Hashemi on August 7, 2008, and he was named the DPS from September 17 last year.
Hashemi was fined £250 and ordered to pay £250 prosecution costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
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