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1986 Ed.]

Places of Public Entertainment Regulations

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[Subsidiary]

(6) The applicant shall ensure that not less than 2 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 paragraph (1) shall be inspected at any time prior to the commencement of the proposed enter- tainment-

(a) by the Building Authority, or a public officer authorized by him in that behalf, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (1),(1), (k), (1), (m), (0), (p), (w) and (x) of regula- tion 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), (q), (r), (s), (1), (u) and (v) of regulation 164 have been complied with; and

(c) 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 ascertaining 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 entertainment 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 temporary 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 Building Authority;

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

(c) no part of the structure shall be within 9 m of any other

structure;

(d) the structure shall not exceed one storey in height; (e) no part of the floor or decking of the structure shall-

(i) if the structure has a ramped floor or deck; be more than 1.5 m above ground level; and

(ii) if the structure has stepped rows of seating forming a spectator stand, be more than 3 m above ground level;

Permanent structures, water-borne craft.

Temporary

structures. L.N. 63/77.