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[r. 68 cont.]
Lighting of exit notices.
Notices in auditorium.
Lighting of stage, etc., exits.
Gas, oil, etc., lamps.
Lamp shades.
Places of Public Entertainment.
in such other places or positions as the licensing authority may determine, provision shall be made so that such notice can be internally illuminated by a light on at least one of the systems.
69. The lighting of exit notices shall not in any circumstances be extinguished or dimmed while the public are on the premises.
70. Notices, other than exit notices, in or about the auditorium or main hall, shall not be internally illuminated.
71. Corridors and staircases, which form the means of escape from any stage or platform or from any dressing or retiring rooms, and the notices indicating the exits from such portions of the premises, shall be provided with two independent systems of lighting to the satisfaction of the licensing authority: Provided that, in the case of small premises, two independent systems of lighting need not be provided if the licensing authority is satisfied that two systems are not necessary in those portions of the premises.
72. Gas, oil or candle lamps shall not be installed within the limits of the stage or platform or in positions in which it is possible for them to come into contact with scenery or properties.
73. (1) Lamp shades of inflammable material shall not be provided.
(2) Lamp shades shall be of incombustible material except when intended for use in positions remote from combustible materials. If shades of combustible material be provided for use in such positions, they shall be rendered satisfactorily non-inflammable, shall be suitably ventilated to the satisfaction of the licensing authority and shall be so arranged that, in case of electric lighting fittings, it is not possible for the shades to come into contact with the lamp or holder, and in the case of gas fittings, the shades are efficiently protected from the flame or from any parts of the fitting liable to reach a high temperature. No large or elaborate shade shall be provided without the previous consent of the licensing authority.
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