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[r. 38 cont.]
roof above stage:
ventilation of stage:
exemptions;
Places of Public Entertainment.
properties shall not at any time during the performance cross the plane of descent of the safety curtain. Special precautions shall be taken by the licensee to ensure that curtains or hangings do not in any circumstances interfere with the descent of the safety curtain;
(l) except as provided in this paragraph the space above the stage shall be of sufficient height to allow of the safety curtain being raised in one piece above the top of the proscenium opening and of all scenes being so raised without rolling. Where in existing buildings the space above the stage is insufficient to allow the safety curtain to be raised in one piece, sectional safety curtains of such design as may be approved by the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade may be provided;
(m) the roof over the stage shall be of fire-resisting material and shall be provided with a lantern light or lights at the back thereof equal at the base to one-sixth of the area of the stage. Such lantern light shall be glazed at the sides with sheet glass not more than one-twelfth of an inch in thickness and shall be capable of being opened to an extent equal at least to the superficial area required at the base of the lantern light. The sashes shall be bottom hung to open outwards, shall be of a type that cannot be rendered inoperative by warping or settlement or by dirt and shall be capable of being opened by the cutting of a cord or the fusing of a link. Such cord shall be brought down to the stage to a position near the safety-curtain release and shall be suitably indicated;
(n) the stage shall be ventilated to the satisfaction of the building authority;
(o) the sashes and other moving parts of the lantern light shall be tested periodically to ensure their being in efficient working order. There shall be no obstruction to the upward flow of air from the stage to the ventilators.
(2) Subject as provided in this paragraph this regulation shall apply to all buildings as aforesaid, whether already erected or hereafter to be erected: Provided that it shall be
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CAP. 172]
[r. 38 cont.]
roof above stage:
ventilation of stage:
exemptions;
Places of Public Entertainment.
properties shall not at any time during the per- formance cross the plane of descent of the safety curtain. Special precautions shall be taken by the licensee to ensure that curtains or hangings do not in any circumstances interfere with the descent of the safety curtain ;
(1) except as provided in this paragraph the space above the stage shail be of sufficient height to allow of the safety curtain being raised in one piece above the top of the proscenium opening and of all scenes being so raised without rolling. Where in existing buildings the space above the stage is insufficient to allow the safety curtain to be raised in one piece, sectional safety curtains of such design as may be approved by the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade may be provided;
(m) the roof over the stage shall be of fire-resisting material and shall be provided with a lantern light -or lights at the back thereof equal at the base to one-sixth of the area of the stage. Such lantern light shall be glazed at the sides with sheet glass not more than one-twelfth of an inch in thickness and shall be capable of being opened to an extent equal at least to the superficial area required at the.. base of the lantern light. The sashes shall be bottom hung to open outwards, shall be of a type that cannot be rendered inoperative by warping or settlement or by dirt and shall be capable of being opened by the cutting of a cord or the fusing of a link. Such cord shall be brought down to the stage to a position near the safety-curtain release and shall be suitably indicated;
(n) the stage shall be ventilated to the satisfaction of the
building authority;
(0) the sashes and other moving parts of the lantern light shall be tested periodically to ensure their being in efficient working order. There shall be no obstruction to the upward flow of air from the stage to the ventilators.
(2) Subject as provided in this paragraph this regulation shall apply to all buildings as aforesaid, whether already erected or hereafter to be erected: Provided that it shall be
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