Places of Public Entertainment.

be liable to exceed 212° F., a pilot lamp shall be installed to indicate whether the current is on or off. The pilot lamp final sub-circuit shall be separately fused on each pole.

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84. In any premises where a safety curtain is provided Stage and to the proscenium opening-

(a) electric light shall be the only illuminant provided for or on the stage and (where such accommodation is provided) in the stage basement, the flies, property rooms and scene stores;

(b) apparatus shall be so fixed and arranged that it cannot in any circumstances interfere with the proper working of the safety curtain.

platform illumination.

footlights,

85. (1) The outer cases of battens, footlights, lanterns Battens, and similar fittings shall be of hard metal of not less than etc. No. 20 standard gauge (.039 inches). If wood be used for the construction of portable lengths, it shall be teak or English oak of such thickness as may be approved by the licensing authority.

(2) Battens, lanterns and similar fittings shall be efficiently ventilated and the cases and all metal work shall be earthed.

(3) The lamps and any parts of such apparatus liable to become hot shall be so arranged and guarded as not to endanger scenery or other material. The guard shall be of wire mesh or of such other type as will afford ventilation, shall be rigidly fixed and, where practicable, shall be at a distance of at least 12 inches vertically and 3 inches horizontally from the casing of the lamp or holder.

(4) Each batten shall be suspended by at least three steel wire ropes, and if required by the licensing authority a suitable self-sustaining winch shall be provided.

86. If it is desired to instal in the auditorium or main hall any lamp or apparatus for the purposes of stage illumination, advertisement or special effects, such lamp or apparatus shall be contained in a suitable enclosure arranged to the satisfaction of the licensing authority.

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Projector lamps, etc., in auditorium.

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