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CAP. 172]
Places of Public Entertainment Regulations
[1986 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Machines.
Resistances.
Radiators and convectors.
L.N. 63/77. L.N. 77/77.
Electric kettles, irons, etc.
L.N. 63/77.
Stage and platform illumination.
(2) Fittings and accessories liable to interference or damage shall be protected to the satisfaction of the licensing authority.
(3) A sufficient number of sockets shall be installed to minimize the use of flexible cords or cables. Plugs and accessories connected to flexible cords or cables shall be fitted with suitable clamps to grip the protective covering of the conductors.
81. (1) Generators and motors shall be designed for the particular purposes for which they are required and shall be installed only in approved positions.
(2) Such machines, unless of the pipe-ventilated or flameproof type, shall be installed in enclosures constructed of fire-resisting materials and adequately ventilated.
(3) Every such machine shall be fitted with a plate indicating the type, voltage, speed, capacity and, where applicable, the frequency and number of phases.
82. (1) Resistances shall be placed only in positions approved by the licensing authority, and if so required by the licensing authority shall be installed in fire-resisting enclosures which shall be ventilated to the satisfaction of the licensing authority. Banks of resistances shall be centralized and arranged so that each unit is readily accessible.
(2) Tracker wires shall be so installed and shielded that, in the event of breakage, slackness or other displacement, they cannot make contact with live metal.
(3) Liquid resistances shall be mounted on approved trays.
83. Radiators, convectors and other current-consuming devices shall not be installed except with the consent in writing of the licensing authority. If such a device be installed it shall be securely fixed in position and, if liable in any circumstances to reach a high temperature, shall be provided with a stout wire guard of close mesh, securely fixed and so arranged that no part of the guard is within 150 mm of any portion of the device which is at a high temperature. The metal framework and the guard shall be earthed.
84. Electric kettles, irons and other appliances shall be used only in positions specially approved by the licensing authority. If the temperature of a non-luminous appliance be liable to exceed 100°C, 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.
85. In any premises where a safety curtain is provided 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;
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