Exits, gangways, etc., to be kept clear

(1) No building shall be used unless it be provided with an adequate number of exits clearly indicated and so placed and maintained as readily to afford the audience ample means of egress. (2) The doors of all exits shall be so constructed and maintained as easily to open outwards on being pressed from within. (3) All exit doors shall be so placed as to give free access to a street, roadway or passageway not less than 4' wide or to some open space affording free access to a street or other public roadway. (4) The seating in the building shall be so arranged as not to interfere with free access to the exits. (5) The lobby or foyer of the building, the gangways, the staircases, and the passages leading to the exits, shall, during the presence of the public in the building, be kept clear of obstructions. (6) No person shall be allowed to stand or sit in the gangways intersecting the rows of seats, or in any space between the front row of seats and the screen. (7) Standing may be permitted in the gangways at the sides and the rear end of the building so long as sufficient room is left for persons to pass easily. 6 Cinematographs (8) Notices, which shall be kept illuminated during every performance, shall be painted in 7” letters at each exit door clearly indicating the place of egress. (9) The lighting of all exit doors and other safety lights shall be so arranged that they will continue to function even in the event of a complete breakdown in the general lights. (10) Every building shall be provided with adequate sanitary conveniences to the satisfaction of the Director of Health Services or any Health Officer authorised by him.