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CAP. 172]

Pay boxes and check boxes.

Vestibules.

Cloak-rooms.

Staircases.

Places of Public Entertainment.

19. (1) Pay boxes and check boxes shall be placed so as not to obstruct exitways, and pay boxes shall be adequately ventilated.

(2) Pay boxes, check boxes and attendants' seats shall be fixed in such positions as not to obstruct means of exit, and any mirrors, pictures, notices or advertisements, which may be permitted by the licensing authority shall be attached to or hung upon the walls in positions in which they will not be likely to cause obstruction to exit and shall be fixed flat against the wall or kept clear of the head-line, i.e. 6 feet 9 inches above the floor.

(3) Advertisement boards or easels shall not be placed in positions in which they are likely to obstruct means of exit or to be overturned. Notice in writing of any proposal to rail off a portion of the vestibule for the accommodation of such boards or easels shall be given to the licensing authority and written consent obtained in the manner prescribed by paragraph (2) of regulation 5.

20. (1) The aggregate unobstructed width of all the exit doorways or passages that lead from a vestibule towards a thoroughfare or way shall be at least one-third greater than the aggregate width of all the exits that lead into such vestibule.

(2) Any portion of a vestibule used for the display of loose or projecting advertisement boards or easels shall be defined by means of a chain or other device.

21. (1) Provision shall not be made in the corridors for hanging hats and cloaks.

(2) Where cloak-rooms are provided, they shall be enclosed in fire-resisting materials, shall be adequately ventilated and shall be so situated that the persons using them shall not interfere with the free use of any exitway. The fittings shall be of metal or hardwood.

22. (1) Staircases intended for the use of the public from any tier or floor or part of a tier or floor accommodating not more than 300 persons shall be in no part less than 4 feet wide and such staircases from any tier or floor or part of a tier or floor accommodating more than 300 persons shall be in no part less than 5 feet wide.

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CAP. 172] Pay boxes and check boxes. Vestibules. Cloak-rooms. Staircases. Places of Public Entertainment. 19. (1) Pay boxes and check boxes shall be placed so as not to obstruct exitways, and pay boxes shall be adequately ventilated. (2) Pay boxes, check boxes and attendants' seats shall be fixed in such positions as not to obstruct means of exit, and any mirrors, pictures, notices or advertisements, which may be permitted by the licensing authority shall be attached to or hung upon the walls in positions in which they will not be likely to cause obstruction to exit and shall be fixed flat against the wall or kept clear of the head-line, i.e. 6 feet 9 inches above the floor. (3) Advertisement boards or easels shall not be placed in positions in which they are likely to obstruct means of exit or to be overturned. Notice in writing of any proposal to rail off a portion of the vestibule for the accommodation of such boards or easels shall be given to the licensing authority and written consent obtained in the manner prescribed by paragraph (2) of regulation 5. 20. (1) The aggregate unobstructed width of all the exit doorways or passages that lead from a vestibule towards a thoroughfare or way shall be at least one-third greater than the aggregate width of all the exits that lead into such vestibule. (2) Any portion of a vestibule used for the display of loose or projecting advertisement boards or easels shall be defined by means of a chain or other device. 21. (1) Provision shall not be made in the corridors for hanging hats and cloaks. (2) Where cloak-rooms are provided, they shall be enclosed in fire-resisting materials, shall be adequately ventilated and shall be so situated that the persons using them shall not interfere with the free use of any exitway. The fittings shall be of metal or hardwood. 22. (1) Staircases intended for the use of the public from any tier or floor or part of a tier or floor accommodating not more than 300 persons shall be in no part less than 4 feet wide and such staircases from any tier or floor or part of a tier or floor accommodating more than 300 persons shall be in no part less than 5 feet wide. 298 Page 10 Page 11
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CAP. 172] Pay boxes and check boxes. Vestibules. Cloak- rooms. Staircases. Places of Public Entertainment. 19. (1) Pay boxes and check boxes shall be placed so as not to obstruct exitways, and pay boxes shall be ade- quately ventilated. (2) Pay boxes, check boxes and attendants' seats shall be fixed in such positions as not to obstruct means of exit, and any mirrors, pictures, notices or advertisements. which may be permitted by the licensing authority shall be attached to or hung upon the walls in positions in which they will not be likely to cause obstruction to exit and shall be fixed flat against the wall or kept clear of the head-line, i.e. 6 feet 9 inches above the floor. (3) Advertisement boards or easels shall not be placed in positions in which they are likely to obstruct means of exit or to be overturned. Notice in writing of any proposal to rail off a portion of the vestibule for the accommodation of such boards or easels shall be given to the licensing authority and written consent obtained in the manner pre- scribed by paragraph (2) of regulation 5. 20. (1) The aggregate unobstructed width of all the exit doorways or passages that lead from a vestibule towards a thoroughfare or way shall be at least one-third greater than the aggregate width of all the exits that lead into such vestibule. (2) Any portion of a vestibule used for the display of loose or projecting advertisement boards or easels shall be defined by means of a chain or other device. 21. (1) Provision shall not be made in the corridors for hanging hats and cloaks. (2) Where cloak-rooms are provided, they shali be enclosed in fire-resisting materials, shall be adequately ventilated and shall be so situated that the persons using them shall not interfere with the free use of any exitway. The fittings shall be of metal or hardwood. 22. (1) Staircases intended for the use of the public from any tier or floor or part of a tier or floor accommodat- ing not more than 300 persons shall be in no part less than 4 feet wide and such staircases from any pier or floor or part of a tier or floor accommodating more than 300 persons shall be in no part less than 5 feet wide. 298 Page 10Page 11
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CAP. 172]

Pay boxes and check boxes.

Vestibules.

Cloak-

rooms.

Staircases.

Places of Public Entertainment.

19. (1) Pay boxes and check boxes shall be placed so as not to obstruct exitways, and pay boxes shall be ade- quately ventilated.

(2) Pay boxes, check boxes and attendants' seats shall be fixed in such positions as not to obstruct means of exit, and any mirrors, pictures, notices or advertisements. which may be permitted by the licensing authority shall be attached to or hung upon the walls in positions in which they will not be likely to cause obstruction to exit and shall be fixed flat against the wall or kept clear of the head-line, i.e. 6 feet 9 inches above the floor.

(3) Advertisement boards or easels shall not be placed in positions in which they are likely to obstruct means of exit or to be overturned. Notice in writing of any proposal to rail off a portion of the vestibule for the accommodation of such boards or easels shall be given to the licensing authority and written consent obtained in the manner pre- scribed by paragraph (2) of regulation 5.

20. (1) The aggregate unobstructed width of all the exit doorways or passages that lead from a vestibule towards a thoroughfare or way shall be at least one-third greater than the aggregate width of all the exits that lead into such vestibule.

(2) Any portion of a vestibule used for the display of loose or projecting advertisement boards or easels shall be defined by means of a chain or other device.

21. (1) Provision shall not be made in the corridors for hanging hats and cloaks.

(2) Where cloak-rooms are provided, they shali be enclosed in fire-resisting materials, shall be adequately ventilated and shall be so situated that the persons using them shall not interfere with the free use of any exitway. The fittings shall be of metal or hardwood.

22. (1) Staircases intended for the use of the public from any

tier or floor or part of a tier or floor accommodat- ing not more than 300 persons shall be in no part less than 4 feet wide and such staircases from any pier or floor or part of a tier or floor accommodating more than 300 persons shall be in no part less than 5 feet wide.

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