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Leeds takeaway that fell fowl of law has to pay £10,000
The owner of a chicken takeaway has been ordered to pay £10,000 for not having the correct licence.
Mujeeb Bhutto, 33, of Krispy Funky Chicken in Morley, Leeds, pleaded guilty to five charges. He was fined a total of £5,000 and ordered to pay £4,883 costs and a £15 victims surcharge.
At the same hearing at Leeds magistrates court, his brother Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto, 31, accepted a formal caution for his part in the offences.
Leeds City Council heard the takeaweay on Fountain Street, Morley, was selling hot food past 11pm without a licence. A warning letter said sales must cease until a licence was obtained.
Council enforcement officers conducted undercover test purchases on five occasions after the letter had been sent. On each occasion hot food was purchased.
John Mulcahy, the council’s head of licensing said: “It is not acceptable that any food outlet conducts business without the correct licence.
“Businesses need to take notice of council advice to avoid large fines. By making premises apply for a licence, it gives people the chance to put forward objections or raise concerns.”
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