Places of Public Entertainment.
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installations.
106. (1) Appliances for high-pressure gas lighting, or for any other purpose not provided for in these regulations shall not be installed except with the consent of the licensing authority and in accordance with any conditions of such consent.
(2) Ovens, geysers, gas-rings or other gas appliances shall not be installed except in positions or rooms specially approved by the licensing authority. If installed, they shall be mounted upon approved incombustible material and, unless the licensing authority agrees otherwise, shall be connected to the supply by rigid piping. Rubber or soft metal tubing shall not be provided. Gas irons shall not be provided except with the consent in writing of the licensing authority, and in accordance with any condition of such consent. The room or other place in which any such appliance is installed shall be ventilated to the satisfaction of the licensing authority and, unless specially exempted by the licensing authority, shall be separated by fire-resisting materials from the remainder of premises.
Ventilation and cooling.
107. (1) Means of ventilation capable of providing a supply of outdoor air at the minimum rate of 1,000 cubic feet per occupant per hour shall be installed at premises. The ventilation shall be effected by means of mechanical plant capable of giving a positive supply and shall be supplemented, if so required by the building authority, by a mechanical means of exhaust ventilation: Provided that in certain cases a positive supply shall not be required if the building authority is satisfied that the standard of ventilation prescribed by this regulation can be maintained by natural means or by means of a mechanical exhaust system.
(2) The entering air shall be so distributed that all occupied parts of the building, including entrance vestibules, waiting spaces and refreshment saloons, are reached and the vitiated air effectually displaced.
(3) The condition of the air shall not be regarded as satisfactory if the amount of carbon dioxide in occupied portions of premises, taken at a level of three to six feet above the floor level, exceeds 10 parts in 10,000.
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