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CAP. 172]
Places of Public Entertainment Regulations
[1986 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
(f) the seating area assigned to each person shall not be less than—
(i) 700 mm deep if backs are provided for the seats;
(ii) 600 mm deep if backs are not provided for the seats;
(iii) 500 mm wide if arm-rests are provided for the seats; and
(iv) 450 mm wide if arm-rests are not provided for the seats;
(g) there shall be an unobstructed way or space of at least 300 mm measured between perpendiculars between the back of one seat and the front of the seat immediately behind;
(h) the seating shall be fixed firmly to the ground, floor or decking and if separate chairs are used they shall be securely battened together in lengths of not less than 4;
(i) the structure shall have gangways not less than 1.2 m in width intersecting the rows of seating in such a manner that no seat shall be more than 3 m from a gangway measured in the line of seating, and there shall be a gangway abutting each side of the structure from which the exit ways shall open;
(j) gangways not less than 1.2 m in width at right angles to the longitudinal gangways required by paragraph (i) shall also be formed in such a manner that the seating is divided into blocks not more than 9 m in depth measured between perpendiculars between the front of the seats forming the front row and the back of the seats forming the back row of a block of seating;
(k) exit ways not less than 2.4 m in width shall be provided in each side of the structure in such a manner that there is one exit way at each end of a prolongation of the centre line of each of the gangways required by paragraph (j) and for the avoidance of doubt one such exit way is required at each end of a prolongation of a line 1.2 m in front of the first or front row of seating;
(l) such further exit ways as are considered necessary by the Building Authority shall be provided from the area of the stage or the space provided for the performance;
(m) all gangways, exit ways, seating and the spacing and fixing thereof shall be provided, formed and maintained to the satisfaction of the Building Authority or a public officer authorized by him;
(n) every gangway, exit way, and passage shall be kept at all times free from any obstruction;
(o) any door erected at the exit ways shall open in 2 folds in the direction of egress and any fastening used for maintaining the doors closed shall readily give way upon light pressure being applied by one person from inside;