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(b) a layout plan showing the number of persons to be accommodated in the various parts of the place for which the licence is required and the spacing and widths of gangways, corridors, exits, seats and accommodation spaces; and

(c) in the case of a temporary structure, dia- grams sufficient to illustrate the proposed method of construction and the spacing and scantling of structural members.

(4) The Building Authority may require the applicant to furnish to him in duplicate such further scale or other plans, elevations and sections and such further information, including information as to the contractor employed to erect any structure on the place, as he thinks fit.

(5) The Building Authority may require the applicant to amend any plans, elevations and sections furnished by him under paragraphs (3) and (4) and the Building Authority shall retain one copy of the amended plans and shall return one copy thereof to the applicant.

(6) The applicant shall ensure that not less than two days prior to the commencement of the proposed entertainment, or such lesser period as the Building Authority may allow, the place in respect of which application is made under paragraph (1) complies with the requirements of regulation 164.

(7) For the purposes of paragraph (8) the place in respect of which application is made under para- graph (1) shall be inspected at any time prior to the commencement of the proposed entertaiment-

(a) by the Building Authority, or a public officer authorized by him in that behalf, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the require- ments of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f). (), (h), (0, 0), (k), (4), (»), (0), (p), (w) and (x) of regulation 164 have been complied with:

(b) by the Director of Fire Services, or a fire services officer authorized by him in that behalf, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of paragraphs (n), (g) (9), (5), (0. (v) and (v) of regulation 164 have been complied with; and

Permanent structures. water-borne craft.

Temporary structures.

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(e) in the case of a vessel, by the Director of Marine, or a public officer authorized by him in that behalf. for the purpose of ascer- taining whether the vessel may safely be used for the proposed entertainment.

(8) The licensing authority may, upon being informed by the Building Authority, the Director of Fire Services, and the Director of Marine in the case of a vessel, that they have no objection, issue a licence authorizing the use of a place for a public entertain- ment at such times as may be specified in the licence,

163. The provisions of regulation 164 shall, as far as practicable, be applied to a permanent structure to which regulation 3 does not apply and to vessels.

164. The following requirements shall apply to a lemporary structure which it is desired to use or which is licensed for a public entertainment-

(a) the structure shall be constructed of such materials as shall be approved by the Build- ing Authority:

(b) no part of the structure shall be built over

water:

(c) no part of the structure shall be within 30

feet of any other structure;

(d) the structure shall not exceed one storey in

beight:

(e) no part of the door or decking of the struc-

ture shall-

(i) if the structure has a ramped floor or deck, be more than 4 teer 6 inches above ground level; and

(i) if the structure has stepped rows of seating forming a spectator stand, be more than 9 feet above ground level;

(f) the seating area assigned to each person shall

not be less than---

(i) 2 feet 4 inches deep if backs are pro- vided for the seats;

(ii) 2 feet deep if backs are not provided for the seats;

(ii) 1 foot & inches wide if arm-rests are provided for the seats; and