B 14
CAP. 172]
Places of Public Entertainment Regulations
[1986 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Entrances and exits.
L.N. 63/77.
L.N. 131/63.
Corridors, passages, etc.
19. (1) Two separate exits shall be provided from every tier or floor which accommodates not more than 500 persons, and one additional exit shall be provided for every 250 or part of 250 persons above 500.
(2) Two of the exits from each tier or floor shall open into different thoroughfares or ways.
(3) If the tier or floor accommodates not more than 300 persons the width of each exit shall be not less than 1.2 m measured between the walls at any point or between the leaves of the doors when open, and if the tier or floor accommodates more than 300 persons the width of each of the exits shall be not less than 1.5 m measured in like manner.
(4) In the case of any premises or portions of premises which are 12 m or more above pavement level the total width of exits provided shall be 25 per cent in excess of the width required by paragraph (3).
(5) If any tier or floor be divided into 2 or more parts exits as required by this regulation shall be provided from each of such parts.
(6) In calculating the number of persons who can be accommodated in any tier or floor or part of a tier or floor, the accommodation of all standing and waiting spaces in such tier or floor or part of a tier or floor shall be included. For the purpose of this regulation, any tea room, lounge, restaurant or foyer shall be regarded as a waiting space.
(7) Exits shall be arranged so as to afford a ready means of egress from all parts of each tier or floor and shall lead directly into thoroughfares or ways. In the case of theatres and music halls and other premises where the principal fire risk is on the stage, some of the exits from each part of each tier or floor shall be placed in positions remote from the stage.
(8) Steps leading from any tier or floor to an exit shall, if necessary, be screened from such tier or floor by fire-resisting materials and shall be lighted to the satisfaction of the Building Authority and the licensing authority.
(9) All entrance and exit doors, other than pass doors in connexion with spaces in which persons await admission, shall be arranged so as to be available for exit during the whole of the time that the public are on the premises.
(10) No lift shall be considered as an exit within the meaning of these regulations.
20. (1) Every lobby, corridor or passage intended for the use of the audience shall be formed of fire-resisting materials and shall, when finished, be at the narrowest point of the widths specified for exits in regulation 19(3) and (4).
B 14
CAP. 172]
Places of Public Entertainment Regulations
[1986 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Entrances and exits.
L.N. 63/77.
L.N. 131/63.
Corridors, passages, etc.
19. (1) Two separate exits shall be provided from every tier or floor which accommodates not more than 500 persons, and one additional exit shall be provided for every 250 or part of 250 persons above 500.
(2) Two of the exits from each tier or floor shall open into different thoroughfares or ways.
(3) If the tier or floor accommodates not more than 300 persons the width of each exit shall be not less than 1.2 m measured between the walls at any point or between the leaves of the doors when open, and if the tier or floor accommodates more than 300 persons the width of each of the exits shall be not less than 1.5 m measured in like manner.
(4) In the case of any premises or portions of premises which are 12 m or more above pavement level the total width of exits provided shall be 25 per cent in excess of the width required by paragraph (3).
(5) If any tier or floor be divided into 2 or more parts exits as required by this regulation shall be provided from each of such parts.
(6) In calculating the number of persons who can be accom- modated in any tier or floor or part of a tier or floor, the accom- modation of all standing and waiting spaces in such tier or floor or part of a tier or floor shall be included. For the purpose of this regulation, any tea room, lounge, restaurant or foyer shall be regarded as a waiting space.
(7) Exits shall be arranged so as to afford a ready means of egress from all parts of each tier or floor and shall lead directly into thoroughfares or ways. In the case of theatres and music halls and other premises where the principal fire risk is on the stage, some of the exits from each part of each tier or floor shall be placed in positions remote from the stage.
(8) Steps leading from any tier or floor to an exit shall, if necessary, be screened from such tier or floor by fire-resisting materials and shall be lighted to the satisfaction of the Building Authority and the licensing authority.
(9) All entrance and exit doors, other than pass doors in connexion with spaces in which persons await admission, shall be arranged so as to be available for exit during the whole of the time that the public are on the premises.
(10) No lift shall be considered as an exit within the meaning of these regulations.
20. (1) Every lobby, corridor or passage intended for the use of the audience shall be formed of fire-resisting materials and shall, when finished, be at the narrowest point of the widths specified for exits in regulation 19(3) and (4).
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