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Theatre, Cinema and Entertainments By-laws, 1954
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Theatre, Cinema and Entertainments By-laws, 1954

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1These By-laws may be cited as the Theatre, Cinema and
2The word "Board" shall mean such person or group of persons as shall from time to time have been authorised to imple ment these By-laws, o...
3(1) These By-laws apply to all Theatres. Cinemas, Wayangs, Concert Halls or either places of Public Exhibition or Entertainment and to th...
4(1) In the event of inconsistency or conflict between these By-laws and the regulations and by-laws relating to buildings or to building o...
5(1) All doors shall open outwards and the only fastening permitted on exit doors shall be panic bolts
6(1) All staircases for the use of the public shall be not less than 4 feet 6 inches wide for the use of not more than 300 persons; 5 feet...
7(1) The area of the auditorium shall be not less than 3 Auditorium. square feet to each person to be admitted.
8(1) Seats shall be ganged together in a row of not less Seating. than five, or each seat shall be securely fastened to the floor.
9No one shall be allowed to dwelL ledge or sleep in a Domestic theatre except only the caretakers of the building and the proper- ᪽c<:ommo...
10(1) All theatres shall be thoroughly cleaned and swept Cleaning by 9 a.m. each day and all offensive and waste matters removed. ᪽nd.. Lat...
11(1) Free access is to be given at all times for inspection by the Board or their authorised agent.
12(1) No naked lights or fires are to be used in the building except with the specific approval of the Board in writing.
13(1) Cinematograph projection apparatus is to be fixed in an enclosure or room built of fire resisting material of suitable size to allow o...
14(1) The rewinding, pointing and piecing of films shall not be carried out in the projection room but in a separate fire proof enclosure...
15(1) No film except such as are necessary for the imme diate performance are to be stored in either the projection or rewind rooms.
16There must be no smoking in tile projection, rewind, Smoking. film storage or battery rooms or on tile stage, and adequate notices to this...
17Any electrical storage battery or accumulator equipment Batteries. must be housed in a separate room.
18(1) All electrical installations are to be to the approval Electrical of both the Board and the local electricity company. Installa-tions.
19(1) One properly trained fireman is to be provided or Fire obtained from the local fire brigade for every 300 seats with a Precaution. mi...
20The ventilation system must be of a type approved by Ventilation. the Board and of a capacity of not less than 1,000 cubic feet per person...
21The following may 110t be kept on the premises of any Articles theatre except by written permission of the Board and then only not allowed....
22᪽(1) No person shall utilize any theatre witheut first Licence for obtaining a licence from the Board. This licence shall be in the Perforr...
23The hours of performances shall be decided by the Board Hours of who will in general give permission for hours between 9 a.m. Performan-to...
24(1) All films before being shown in the theatre shall be Censorship inspected by the Board at such time as shall be appointed, and no of f...
26(1) Fees payable for a permit to use a building as a theatre shall be as follows:- Number of seats. Fee per day. Fee per mensem. Not more...
27(1) The holder of a licence or permit who allows any contravention of these By-laws by any member of his staff or other person, shall be l...

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