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council take against people for persistently having bonfires/causing smoke?

April 26, 2017bonfires causing council people persistently smoke

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council take against people for persistently having bonfires/causing smoke?

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If an officer has witnessed smoke and is satisfied that a statutory nuisance exists, they must issue a notice requiring the person responsible to stop causing the nuisance. If the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the notice and he or she is found guilty of an offence they can be prosecuted by the local authority. Offenders may be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 (£20,000 for industrial, trade or business premises).