On Licence

The Kirkgate Centre

Licensed under the Licensing Act

Kirkgate, Cockermouth, CUMBRIA, CA13 9PJ

Premises licence PL0486

The Kirkgate Centre holds a premises licence from Cumberland Council, reference PL0486. It was issued on 31 March 2023. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type
Premises Licence
Reference
PL0486
Status on register
Current
Issued
31 March 2023
Licensing authority
Cumberland Council
Postcode
CA13 9PJ
First seen by On Licence
26 September 2026

Licensable activities

Cumberland Council's register does not list activities for this licence. The full licence, with its conditions and hours, is held by the council.

What the licence permits

Performance of a play (Indoors)
Every day 00:00-00:00
Exhibition of films (Indoors)
Mon to Sat 09:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-23:00
Performance of live music (Indoors)
Mon to Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 20:00-22:30
Playing of recorded music (Indoors)
Mon to Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 20:00-22:30
Performance of dance (Indoors)
Mon to Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 20:00-22:30
Entertainment of a similar description to that falling within E, F, or G (Indoors)
Mon to Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 20:00-22:30
Provision of facilities for making music (Indoors)
Mon to Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 20:00-22:30
Provision of facilities for dancing (Indoors)
Mon to Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 20:00-22:30
Provision of facilities for entertainment of a similar description to that falling within I or J (Indoors)
Mon to Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 20:00-22:30
The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON the premises only
Mon to Sat 10:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-22:30
Licence conditions (126)
  1. Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours. In this condition, permitted hours means: (a) On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, Good Friday or New Year’s Eve, 10:00 to 23:00 (b) On Sundays, other than Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve, 12:00 to 22:30 (c) On Good Friday, 12:00 to 22:30 (d) On Christmas Day, 12:00 to 15:00 and 19:00 to 22:30. (e) On New Year’s Eve, except on a Sunday, 10:00 to 22:30. (f) On New Year’s Eve on a Sunday, 12:00 to 22:30. (g) On New Years Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day. The above restrictions do not prohibit: (a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises; (b) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel; (c) during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals; (d) consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises; (e) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered; (f) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club; (g) the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces; (h) the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; (i) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of alcohol by persons so supplied
  2. No person under 14 years of age shall be in the bar of the licensed premises during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies; (a) He is the child of the holder of the premises licence; (b) He resides in the premises, but is not employed there; (c) He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises which is not a bar and to or from which there is no other convenient means of access or egress; or (d) The bar is in the railway refreshment rooms or other premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary. In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor. But an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals. Sections 145 to 154 Licensing Act 2003, relates to the presence of children in licensed premises. Private Entertainment The provision of regulated entertainment, that is, the provision of dancing, music or any other entertainment of the like kind, is prohibited (unless it is a licensable activity included in this licence) with the exception of pre-booked private events limited to pre-invited guests only. Recorded Music Provision may be made for the public entertainment in the premises by the reproduction of wireless (including television) broadcasts (or of programmes included in any programme service [within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990] other than a sound or television broadcasting service), or of public entertainment by way of music and singing only which is provided solely by the reproduction of recorded sound.
  3. The Standard Conditions for Places of Public Entertainment adopted by this Council in 2005 are applicable to this licence and are attached. The total number of persons allowed on the premises, including public, staff and performers shall not exceed the following: (a) Closely seated audiences:- First Floor Function Room ………………...…….….... 00143 Ground Floor Room (Egremont Room) ….…….…... 00072 (b) Dancing and cabaret audiences, functions using tables and chairs:- First Floor Function Room ………………...…….…… 00111 Ground Floor Room (Egremont Room) ….…….…... - (c) Dancing only, no tables to be provided in the room and the seating if any, to be limited to a single row against each wall of the room:- First Floor Function Room ………………...….….…... 00170 Ground Floor Room (Egremont Room) ….…….…... -
  4. All areas not covered by the licence must be kept locked shut and inaccessible to the public.
  5. The noise level must not exceed NR30 measured at a point not less than 1 metre from the façade of the nearest noise sensitive property.
  6. The Egremont Room and First Floor Function Room must not be used together.
  7. There shall be affixed and kept visible in some conspicuous position on the door or entrance of the premises an inscription in capital letters not less than one inch in height, as follows: “LICENSED IN PURSUANCE OF ACT OF PARLIAMENT FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT”.
  8. The premises shall not without the written consent of the Licensing Authority be opened and used for the licensed purposes on Christmas Day or Good Friday. On Sundays (other than Christmas Day) the said premises may only be open for entertainment not prohibited by the Sunday Observance Acts, where applicable, as modified by the Licensing Act 1964 and any subsequent enactments and for musical concerts between the hours of 8.00 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.
  9. The premises shall not without the written consent of the Licensing Authority be opened and used for the purposes for which the licence is granted except during the hours of 10.00 a.m. - 1.00 a.m. provided that the period between midnight and 1.00 a.m. is an extension of the previous day’s entertainment and not prohibited by Standard Condition No. 2.
  10. Any Police Officer or authorised Officer of the Licensing Authority or Fire Authority shall at all times have free ingress to the licensed premises. All parts of the licensed premises shall be open to inspection by such persons during the time the premises are being used for the purposes for which the licence is granted, or at any other time upon reasonable notice being given to the Licensee. The Licensee shall comply with any reasonable fire preventative and safety measures that may be required of him by the Chief Fire Officer of the County.
  11. No drunkenness or any violent or riotous conduct shall be permitted on the premises.
  12. No part of the premises shall be used habitually by prostitutes for the purposes of solicitation or of otherwise exercising their calling.
  13. No public music, singing, dancing, exhibition, recitation or entertainment shall be permitted or suffered, which is offensive, obscene, immoral, licentious or indecent or likely to produce riot or breach of the peace.
  14. No poster, advertisement, photograph, sketch, synopsis or programme shall be displayed, sold or supplied on the premises by or on behalf of the Licensee, which is likely to be injurious to morality or to encourage or incite to crime, or to lead to disorder, or to be offensive to public feeling, or which contains any offensive representation of a living person.
  15. In case any disorderly conduct shall take place, the Licensee shall by himself and his servants, assist to the utmost in the capture and the expulsion of the offenders
  16. The Licensee shall take all due precautions for the safety of the public, the performers, and the employees, and except with the written consent of the Licensing Authority, shall retain control over all parts of the premises.
  17. Persons awaiting admission to the premises shall not be allowed to congregate in any part of the premises except in positions approved by the Licensing Authority for this purpose.
  18. All doors leading from exits into passages or the outside of the premises shall, where required by the Licensing Authority, be kept open and fastened back by means of a padlock or other device, and be kept clear of obstruction. Temporary barriers shall not be fitted and any permanent barrier in exit ways which may be provided with the approval of the Licensing Authority for checking or controlling admission, shall be so arranged that the portion immediately in the line of exit will open automatically upon pressure being applied in the direction of exit.
  19. The number, size and position of all doors or openings provided for the purposes of the egress of the public from the premises shall be to the satisfaction of the Licensing Authority and shall comply with the following requirements:- (a) all such doors or openings approved by the Licensing Authority shall be clearly indicated by the word “EXIT”; (b) doors and openings, other than exits, which lead to parts of the premises inaccessible to the public shall have notices placed over them indicating the use of such parts or to be marked “PRIVATE”; (c) such notices and signs indicating the way out of the premises shall be provided as the Licensing Authority may consider necessary; (d) notices bearing the words “NO EXIT” shall not be exhibited without the consent of the Licensing Authority; (e) the notices referred to in this condition shall be, where practicable, at a height of at least six feet nine inches above the floor and, where possible, shall be placed over the doors or openings to which they relate; and (f) all new “EXIT” signs shall comply with British Standard 5499: 1990 and current Safety Signs Regulations.
  20. The notices and signs required by the foregoing conditions shall be illuminated, in such a manner as to be visible during the whole of the time the public are on the premises.
  21. Only such parts of the premises as have been approved by the Licensing Authority shall be used as retiring rooms, or cloakrooms, and provisions for hanging hats or cloaks shall not be made in corridors, passages, gangways or exit ways used by the public.
  22. No fastenings, other than automatic bolts, shall be fitted on exit doors used by the public and bolts so fitted shall be of such pattern and in such positions as the Licensing Authority may determine, except that cabin hooks or stops to keep the exit doors in an open position may be fitted. Automatic bolts shall be of such a pattern that horizontal pressures on the cross-bars will open the doors. The cross-bars shall, where practicable, be placed at a height of three feet from the bottom of the door. Doors fitted with automatic bolts shall have the words “PUSH BAR TO OPEN” painted upon them in capital letters at least four inches high. If the Licensing Authority shall have given consent to the use of chains, padlocks or other locking devices for securing exit doors when the public are not on the premises, a responsible person shall be required to remove such chains, padlocks or other devices before the admission of the public, and such chains, padlocks or other devices shall not be replaced during the whole time the public are present in the licensed premises.
  23. Where collapsible gates or roll-up shutters are used these shall be locked in the open position whilst the public are present. Revolving doors shall not be used as exit doors. A notice stating the requirements of this rule as to the opening and locking of the gates and shutters shall be kept posted in a conspicuous position near the gates or shutters.
  24. No curtains shall be hung across gangways or over the stairways, where hung over doorways they shall be so arranged as to draw easily from the centre, and be so hung that they are clear of the door, and be arranged so as not to conceal notices.
  25. All floors, floor coverings and upholstery in the licensed premises shall be maintained in a clean condition.
  26. Mats, matting and other floor coverings shall be secured and maintained so that they will not ruck or be in any way a source of danger.
  27. The edges of the treads of steps and stairways shall be made conspicuous. All gangways, exit ways and the treads of steps and stairways shall be maintained with a non-slip surface.
  28. Any seating in the licensed premises shall be so arranged as to allow free access to all exits therefrom.
  29. The total number of persons allowed on the premises at any one time shall be restricted to the following as agreed by the Licensing Authority, Police and Fire Authority: (a) Closely seated audiences i.e. audiences seated in rows; (b) Dancing and cabaret audiences, functions using tables and seats; and (c) Dancing only, no tables to be provided in the room and the seating, if any, to be limited to a single row against each wall of the room. When more than one room comes within the scope of this licence and movement of persons takes place between those rooms, the appropriate limit must not be exceeded. In the case of condition (a) above, where the auditorium exceeds two hundred and fifty, all seats in the hall must be either securely fixed to the floor, or battened together in lengths of not less than four nor more than twelve. Where the audience exceeds four hundred, the chairs or seats adjoining front, back or cross gangways and chairs adjoining exits must be securely fixed to the floor. Adequate gangways not less than forty two inches wide, unless otherwise approved by the Licensing Authority shall be provided. Gangways shall lead directly to each exit door and kept free from obstruction. No seat shall be more than twelve feet (three point seven metres) from a gangway measured along the line of seating. In the case of seated audiences, and where tables and seats are used, adequate gangways shall be left, absolutely free for the passage of the occupants, and shall not be in any manner occupied or obstructed under any circumstances and so far as possible arranged opposite exit doors.
  30. Seating in invalid chairs other than engine driven chairs will be permitted subject to conditions imposed by the Licensing Authority and the Chief Fire Officer.
  31. All parts of the premises and fittings therein, including the seating, door fastenings and notices, shall be maintained at all times in good order and condition.
  32. The Licensee or some responsible person nominated by him in writing for the purpose, NOT BEING A PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE, shall be in charge of and on the licensed premises during the whole time that they are open to the public. The person in charge shall throughout the whole time the premises are open to the public, be assisted by a sufficient staff of competent attendants. Indoor Events For audiences mainly over sixteen years: (a) a minimum of one steward for every hundred members of the audience without seating; or (b) a minimum of one steward for every two hundred and fifty members of the audience where permanent fixed seating is provided. If most of the audience are under sixteen, more stewards will be required, the Licensing Authority will require a minimum of two stewards for every hundred members of the audience if it is an event without seating, and one steward for every hundred members of the audience with seating. The figures above do not take into account stewards needed for car parking and traffic marshalling duties.
  33. All members of staff shall be instructed in the safety precautions to be observed in the premises so far as those precautions relate to their duties and to the action to be taken by them in the event of fire or emergency.
  34. No rubbish or waste paper shall be stored or allowed to accumulate in any part of the licensed premises.
  35. No acetylene gas installations, liquefied petroleum gas or any flammable liquids or substance for producing light, heat or explosion shall be kept or used in the premises except with the consent of the Licensing Authority. All scenery, draperies, properties and decorations, whether on stage or in the auditorium, must be rendered and maintained non-inflammable. Cotton wool, or other highly inflammable materials shall not be used for the costumes of the performers or the decoration of the premises, unless rendered non-inflammable. Real flames and special effects e.g. lasers, strobes, smoke, vapours etc. shall not be employed on the stage except with the consent of the Licensing Authority.
  36. Fire appliances as approved and required from time to time by the Licensing Authority or their authorised agent shall be provided and at all times be maintained in proper working order conforming to the appropriate British Standard.
  37. Ovens, geysers, gas-rings or other gas appliances, if installed shall be mounted upon approved incombustible materials and shall only be connected to the supply by rigid piping. Gas appliances shall only be installed in a position specially approved in writing for the purpose by the Licensing Authority. Any gas system in the premises to be installed in accordance with the appropriate regulations and by Corgi authorised workmen. A certificate to that effect is required to be submitted. All gas appliances to be serviced at least once every twelve months by a Corgi authorised workman and a certificate to that effect is required to be submitted. A record of servicing and any complaints or repairs undertaken to be kept in the premises with the appliances. Where premises are let out for functions clear operating instructions should be provided including advice on maintaining ventilation.
  38. In premises at which an exchange telephone is not installed a notice or notices clearly indicating the position of the nearest telephone by means of which the Fire Brigade may be summoned shall be provided in a position or positions approved by the Licensing Authority.
  39. The Licensee shall be responsible for making arrangements to ensure that information of any outbreak of fire, however slight, shall be at once communicated to the Fire Brigade and to the Police.
  40. All persons responsible for, or employed in or in connection with performances shall take all due precautions for the prevention of accident and shall abstain from any act whatever which tends to cause fire and is not reasonably necessary for performances.
  41. Emergency lighting independent of the mains supply shall be provided, and maintained in accordance with the appropriate British Standard and in accordance with the current Safety Signs Regulations. The emergency lighting shall illuminate all exit routes and shall be in operation during the whole of the time the premises are occupied, or operated by an automatic circuit or mains failure switching device.
  42. All electrical installations and equipment should be designed, constructed, installed, protected, commissioned, tested, used, operated and maintained so as to prevent danger.
  43. (a) Within the area licensed for public entertainment, the fixed electrical installations shall be inspected and tested at least every five years; (b) Each socket outlet circuit or individual socket outlets used by performers for public entertainment shall be protected by an integral residual current device having a rated residual operating current not exceeding 30mA (0.03 amps). Every such circuit and residual current device shall be inspected and tested annually; (c) All such inspection and testing of electrical installations and circuits shall be carried out by a competent person; (d) A suitable certificate signed by a competent person stating that the installation has been inspected and tested and is in a safe working condition, shall be submitted to the Licensing Authority. A certificate for installations as described in 37(a) shall be submitted at least every five years and for the installations described in 37(b) it shall be submitted annually. Certificates as described above shall also be submitted with the initial application for a licence; and (e) ‘Officers’ of the Licensing Authority shall have the power to forthwith suspend this licence if conditions 37 (a) - (d) have not been complied with.
  44. Electric lighting switches and gas taps shall so far as possible be so arranged as to be protected from unauthorised interference by members of the public.
  45. The electrical intake enclosure shall not be accessible to the public and shall be used exclusively for the purposes for which it is provided.
  46. All electric lampholders within reach of the public shall be kept fitted with lamps or otherwise protected.
  47. The public parts of the premises shall be kept properly and sufficiently ventilated and heated to the satisfaction of the Licensing Authority.
  48. Adequate and separate sanitary conveniences shall be provided for the persons of both sexes and shall be separately approached and adequately screened. The conveniences for each sex shall be indicated by a suitable notice. The several lavatories and urinals in the licensed premises shall be kept at all times in good order and repair and be properly and effectively cleansed and ventilated and disinfected and supplied with water and proper and efficient flushing arrangements. During the time the licensed premises are open to the public the lavatories and urinals and the approaches thereto shall be properly and efficiently lit.
  49. Alterations or additions, whether permanent or temporary, to the structure, the lighting, heating or ventilating installations, or to the seating, gangways or other arrangements, at the premises shall not be made except with the prior approval of the Licensing Authority.
  50. The Licensee shall not knowingly suffer any unlawful games, gaming or betting on the licensed premises.
  51. Adequate handrails shall be provided at each staircase to the satisfaction of the Chief Fire Officer for the said County.
  52. The Licensee shall ensure that the operation of the licensed premises be in such a manner so as not to cause a nuisance or danger to health to patrons and to the occupiers of property in the vicinity of the licensed premises, by reason of noise.
  53. Adequate access and lighting shall be provided by the Licensee to roof spaces above suspended ceilings for the purposes of inspection and repair.
  54. Children apparently under the age of six years shall not be allowed to enter or be on the licensed premises unless accompanied by a parent or bona fide adult, guardian or approved supervisor. Children of compulsory school age shall not be allowed to enter or be on the licensed premises after 9.00 p.m. unless accompanied by a parent or bona fide guardian.
  55. No exhibition, demonstration or performance of hypnotism on any person at the place to which this licence relates shall be given except with the express written consent of the Licensing Authority and in accordance with any conditions attached to such consent.
  56. Adequate public liability insurance is required.
  57. Every heating appliance situated in a part of the premises to which the public are admitted shall be fixed in position and suitably guarded.
  58. The licensed premises shall be maintained in a satisfactory condition as regards sanitation and public health. No accumulation of dirt, rubbish or inflammable material shall be permitted to remain in any part of the licensed premises or in any other places under the control of the Licensee and adjacent to the licensed premises.
  59. Adequate means for giving warning in case of fire to be provided to the satisfaction of the Chief Fire Officer and where an electrically operated fire alarm is provided, it shall be maintained in efficient working order at all times.
  60. Fire Routine - a routine for the action to be taken in the event of fire must be formulated and agreed with the Chief Fire Officer.
  61. The premises shall not be used for the purpose of any foam type parties.
  62. The Licensing Authority shall have power to forthwith suspend this licence if at any time the licensed premises shall, in their opinion, become unsuitable for any of the purposes aforesaid.
  63. No person may be employed or engaged in or about the licensed premises in any capacity concerned with the maintenance of order or the vetting or control of customers unless he or she is registered with Allerdale Borough Council as a fit and proper person. (Superceded by the Security Industry Authority).
  64. (a) A register must be kept at all licensed premises by the Licensee or their managers; (b) The register must be retained for inspection by any authorised officer of the Council, any Police Officer or Fire or other emergency services officers; and (c) The register must be retained on the premises permanently and will contain the following information: () the date; () the name of the premises; () the name and badge number of the door staff on duty at any time; () the signature of the door staff on duty; () the times on and off duty of the door staff; () certification as to the correctness of the register by the Licensee or Manager; and () a complete record of all incidents and actions undertaken by the door supervisors.
  65. Any of the conditions herein may be modified if the Inspecting Officer is satisfied that such modification would not be detrimental to public safety.
  66. The Licensing Authority reserve to themselves the right to vary, modify or add to any of the aforementioned conditions as circumstances may require and such variation, modification or addition shall become effective after fourteen days notice in writing to the Licensee under the hand of the Chief Executive to the Licensing Authority.
  67. The conditions applicable to places holding cinema performances are applicable to this licence and are attached. The total number of persons accommodated in the auditorium shall not exceed…….130
  68. Cinematograph (Safety) Regulations 1955 Part 1 General requirements in connection with cinematograph exhibitions Application of Part I
  69. Subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of section seven of the Cinematograph Act 1909, and of section five of the Cinematograph Act 1952 (which relate to exemptions in favour of certain exhibitions to which the public are not admitted or are admitted without payment), the provisions of this Part of these Regulations shall apply in connection with the giving of all cinematograph exhibitions other than those to which Part III of these Regulations applies, and to the premises used in connection with the giving of such exhibitions and to the parts thereof and the fittings, furniture, furnishings and equipment therein in this Part of these Regulations mentioned.
  70. Exits (1) The premises shall be provided with an adequate number of exits, so placed and maintained as to afford the public ready and ample means of safe egress. (2) In the case of premises built or substantially altered in structure after the date on which these Regulations came into operation the number of exits from each floor and tier in the auditorium shall be determined in relation to the number of persons who may be accommodated on that floor or tier and shall not be less than the appropriate number set out in Column 2 of the subjoined Table. Column 1 Column 2 Number of persons Number of exits 1- 60 1 61- 600 2 601-1000 3 1001-1400 4 1401-1700 5 1701-2000 6 2001-2250 7 2251-2500 8 2501-2700 9 (3) All exits for use by the public in leaving the auditorium shall be clearly indicated with the words ‘Exit’ or ‘Way Out’. (4) All passages, courts, ramps and stairways to which the public have access, and which lead from the auditorium to outside the premises, shall at all times when the public are on the premises be kept free from obstructions. (5) Every door in the building for use by members of the public going from the auditorium to outside the building shall be so constructed and maintained as - (a) to open outwards, unless the licensing authority shall have been satisfied that this is impracticable in the circumstances of the particular case; and (b) to open easily and fully in such manner that the door when open does not restrict the egress of the public.
  71. Seats (1) The seats in the auditorium shall be so arranged as to allow free access to the exits of the auditorium. (2) All such seats shall be securely fixed to the floor except in boxes accommodating not more than eight persons. (3) No sitting shall be allowed in the auditorium during a cinematograph exhibition except in the seats provided. (4) (a) No standing shall be allowed in the auditorium during a cinematograph exhibition except in such places and within such numbers as may be specified by the licensing authority. (b) Where persons are permitted to stand in any gangway, sufficient room shall be left in the gangway to allow other persons easily to pass along the gangway. (5) Subject to the last preceding paragraph, all gangways in the auditorium shall, while the public are on the premises, be kept free from obstructions. (6) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this Regulation, invalids may be permitted, with the consent of and subject to any conditions of such consent imposed by the licensing authority, to sit in the auditorium in invalid chairs, other than petrol-driven invalid chairs.
  72. Staff (1) The licensee or some responsible person nominated by him in writing, being a person under twenty-one years of age, shall be in charge of and present in, the premises at all times when the public are on the premises. (2) If the licensee or the person so nominated is the operator, some other responsible person nominated in writing by the licensee and not being a person under twenty-one years of age, shall be on duty to pay special attention, during the period that the operator is in charge, to those matters affecting the safety of the public which the operator by reason of his duties in the projection room is unable to superintend. (3) The number of attendants on duty to assist persons entering or leaving the auditorium shall, in any case, not be less than one for every two hundred and fifty or part of two hundred and fifty, persons present in the auditorium; and - (a) if the number of persons present on any floor or tier does not exceed one hundred, there shall be at least one attendant on duty on that floor or tier, (b) if the number of persons present on any floor or tier exceeds one hundred there shall be at least two attendants on duty on that floor or tier. (4) Every member of staff shall be instructed by the licensee or by some person nominated by the licensee in the safety precautions to be observed in the premises so far as those precautions relate to his duties, and in the action to be taken by him in the event of fire or other emergency.
  73. Fire Precautions (1) The premises shall be provided with fire appliances suitable to the fire risks in the premises. (2) The fire appliances shall be maintained in proper working order and be available for instant use. (3) The licensee, persons nominated under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of Regulation 4 of these Regulations and at least one member of the staff shall be properly instructed in the protection of the premises from fire, the use of the fire appliances provided, and the method of summoning the fire brigade. (4) All curtains and similar hangings shall be of such material or so treated and maintained that they will not readily catch fire. (5) No inflammable substance shall be used for cleaning any film or film projector. (6) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) of Regulation 33 of these Regulations any inflammable film in the premises shall be kept in closed metal containers and shall be kept stored elsewhere than - (a) in the fuel store; (b) in any part of the premises habitually used by the licensee or members of the staff; (c) in any part of the premises where there is a naked light, excessive heat, or any risk of fire or explosion from the electrical or heating equipment therein; or (d) in any part of the premises forbidden to be used for the purpose in the licence granted by the licensing authority and the place wherein it is stored shall be kept locked.
  74. Fire precautions, further provisions (1) No smoking shall be permitted in any projection or rewinding room or in any room in which film is stored or in which electrical batteries are installed or charged. (2) In and immediately outside any such room notices shall be posted stating that smoking is prohibited. (3) No readily inflammable substance, other than inflammable film, or naked light, other than arc lights in the lanterns of film projectors, spotlights effects lamps or other electrical apparatus for the production of lighting or optical effects, shall be permitted to be in any such room: Provided that - (a) where an inflammable substance is used in repairing or jointing film, there may be kept in the projection and rewinding rooms not more than two fluid ounces thereof which shall be kept in a stoppered container; and (b) there may be kept in the projection and rewinding rooms a reasonable quality of wax for the purpose of lubricating film.
  75. Projection and rewinding rooms (1) Subject to the provisions of Regulation 9 of these Regulations, film shall not be projected, rewound, cleaned, or otherwise manipulated except in a projection or re-winding room. (2) Projection rooms, re-winding rooms and any part of the building to which there is direct access from a projection or rewinding room shall be well ventilated with fresh air. (3) No doorway or hatchway of a projection room or re-winding room shall communicate directly with the auditorium or any other part of the building to which the public are admitted. (4) (a) All doorways and hatchways of projection or re-winding rooms shall be provided with doors or hatches. (b) Such of the said doors and hatches as open upon any room, lobby or space communicating directly with the auditorium or with any other part of the building to which the public are admitted shall be close-fitting so as to prevent, so far as practicable, the passage of smoke. (c) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Regulation 12 of these Regulations, all holes (other than doorways and hatchways) in the walls, ceilings or floor of projection or rewinding rooms through which smoke might pass directly into another part of the building shall be so sealed as to prevent the passage of smoke. (5) The doors and hatches of projection or rewinding rooms, other than those communicating directly with the open air or allowing direct communication between a projection room and another projection room or a rewinding room, shall except when in immediate use be kept closed while the public are on the premises. (6) Subject to the provisions of section four of the Cinematograph Act 1909 (which relates to powers of entry for inspection), no person unless authorised by the person in charge of the premises shall be permitted to enter, or remain in a projection or rewinding room while the public are on the premises.
  76. Projection rooms (1) Projection rooms shall be large enough to enable the operators to work freely at the film projectors and any other equipment therein. (2) The openings in the front face of a projection room - (a) shall not be fitted with windows of plate glass; and (b) shall not be larger than is necessary for effective projection and observation. (4) The supply of electricity to the film projectors and other equipment in a projection room, not being telephone, signal or other equipment using only electricity of low energy, shall be capable of being cut off by switches or other means of control placed in the projection room. (5) (a) Subject to the provisions of [ ] 1 Regulation 8A and of paragraph (7) of Regulation 31 of these Regulations, whenever a film projector is working in a projection room a competent operator who has attained the age of eighteen years shall be in charge of, and present in, the projection room. (b) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph the said operator may leave the projection room for a short period in case of need so long as an assistant being a person who has attained the age of seventeen years, is left in charge of, and present in, the projection room and the operator remains on the premises. [Substituted by S.I. 1976 No. 1315] 1 8A. Automatic control of projectors (1) This Regulation shall apply in relation to a projection room where - (a) there is no inflammable film in the premises other than film stored and locked up in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 5(6) of these Regulations; (b) the operator in charge of that projection room remains within the rooms and other places mentioned in sub-paragraph (c) (i) of this paragraph; and (c) every film projector working in the projection room during the absence of the said operator is controlled by equipment which will automatically extinguish the source of light in the projector lantern, stop the projector mechanism and cause to sound continuously - (i) alarm sign
  77. 16mm film (1) The provisions of paragraph (1) of Regulation 7 of these Regulations shall not apply in relation to film which does not exceed sixteen millimetres in width and which is not inflammable film. (2) No inflammable substance shall be used in repairing or jointing film in the auditorium or any part of the premises to which the public are admitted while the public are present there. (3) When such film as aforesaid is projected in the auditorium the following provisions shall apply - (a) the film projector shall be surrounded by a clear space at least three feet wide which persons, not authorised by the person in charge of the projector or under section four of the Cinematograph Act 1909 (which relates to powers of entry for inspection), are prevented from entering by the erection of a barrier or other effective means; (b) no smoking shall be permitted within the said clear space; (c) the film projector shall be in the charge of a competent person who shall be present within the said clear space whenever the projector is working; (d) (i) no illuminant, other than electric light in hermetically sealed lamps, shall be used in the film projector; (ii) the illuminant shall be separately encased in such a way as to prevent it accidentally coming in contact with the film; (e) electrical conductors used for the film projector shall, so far as practicable, be placed out of reach of the public.
  78. Projectors1 (1) Unless the source of light in a film projector is an electric discharge lamp which will not light or remain lit when the projector is not running, the projector shall be fitted with a metal shutter which, when the projector stops running, automatically cuts off the source of light from the film gate. (4) The foregoing provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to film projectors constructed to use only film not exceeding sixteen millimetres in width and of which the illuminant complies with the provisions of sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (3) of Regulation 9 of these Regulations. [Paragraphs 1-3 repealed and substituted by S.I. 1976 No. 1315] 1 (5) All the mechanisms of a film projector shall be guarded except in so far as this is not reasonably practicable in the particular circumstances.
  79. Electrical supply for projectors and other equipment The supply of electricity to film projectors, spotlights, effects lamps or other electrical apparatus for the production of lighting or optical effects shall be by way of a circuit or circuits separate from any circuit used for supplying electricity for the general lighting or the safety lighting.
  80. Sealing of Walls (1) Where a pipe, duct, or conductor enters a building at or below ground level, the hole through which the pipe, duct or conductor enters the building shall be so stopped as to prevent leakage of gas into the building through the hole. (2) The holes by which pipes, ducts or conductors pass through a fire-resisting wall, floor or ceiling within a building shall be so sealed as to prevent the passage of fire and smoke.
  81. Gas Valves The main valves and cocks controlling the supply of gas to the premises shall, if situated within a building, be placed as near as practicable to a door situate on the ground floor and easily accessible from outside the premises; and such valves and cocks shall if accessible to the public be secured against unauthorised interference.
  82. Inspection of ceilings All ceilings in those parts of the premises to which the public are admitted shall be inspected at least once in every five years by a competent person appointed by, or on behalf, of the occupier of the premises, and a certificate concerning the condition of the ceilings shall after each inspection be forwarded to the licensing authority by, or on behalf of, the occupier.
  83. General Lighting (1) In all parts of the building to which the public are admitted in all passages, courts, ramps and stairways to which the public have access and which lead from the auditorium to outside the premises there shall be provided means of illumination (in these Regulations referred to as ‘general lighting’) by electricity or gas capable of illuminating those parts clearly. (2) All notices indicating exits from any part of the premises to which the public are admitted shall be illuminated by the general lighting at all times when the public are on the premises (unless these notices are self powered notices). (3) (a) The means by which the general lighting is controlled - (i) shall be so situated as to be easily accessible to those members of the staff who may be required to operate them; (ii) shall be so situated or concealed that members of the public are unlikely to interfere with them; (iii) shall not, in the case of electrical switchgear, be situated in a rewinding room unless that room is also a projection room; (iv) shall not, in the case of gas taps and cocks, be situated in a projection room or a rewinding room. (b) The means by which the general lighting of the auditorium is controlled shall, in addition to complying with the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, be so constructed and arranged that when the auditorium is not clearly illuminated by the general lighting it can be quickly so illuminated. (c) If switchgear controlling the electricity for the general lighting of the auditorium is situated in a projection room, other means of control - (i) situated outside the projection room and also complying with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall be provided; and (ii) shall be so constructed and arranged that when the auditorium is not clearly illuminated by the general lighting it can be quickly so illuminated notwithstanding that the means of control in the projection room may be switched off or inoperable. (d) All tap
  84. Safety Lighting (1) In addition to the general lighting, mean of illumination adequate to enable the public to see their way out of the premises without assistance from the general lighting (in these Regulations referred to as ‘safety lighting’) shall be provided - (a) in the auditorium and all other parts of the building to which the public are admitted; (b) in all passages, courts, ramps and stairways to which the public have access and which lead from the auditorium to outside the premises; (c) for the illumination of all notices indicating exits from any part of the premises to which the public are admitted [unless these notices are self-powered notices]. (2) The safety lighting shall be kept on at all times when the public are on the premises except in those parts of the premises which are lit equally well by daylight. (3) Subject to the provisions of Regulation 17 of these Regulations, the safety lighting shall be supplied from a source other than that which supplies the general lighting and shall be by electricity or gas: Provided that the safety lighting may be by colza oil or nightlights if:- (a) electricity and gas are not both supplied to the premises; or (b) there is a failure of the ordinary safety lighting (4) An electrical conductor used for the safety lighting shall not be contained in the same protective covering as a conductor used for any other purpose. (5) (a) If the safety lighting is by electricity the means of control thereof shall be situated in a place to which the public are not admitted. (b) If the safety lighting is by gas - (i) the taps of individual lamps shall be secured against unauthorised interference and all other taps or cocks controlling gas for safety lighting shall be situated in a place to which the public are not admitted or, if this is not practicable, shall be secured against unauthorised interference; (ii) taps or cocks controlling gas for safety lighting shall not be situated in a projection or rewinding room. (6) Any cir
  85. Batteries for safety lighting (1) Any battery supplying the safety lighting shall be fully charged before the public are first admitted to the premises on any day and, unless it is a battery mentioned in paragraph (2) of this Regulation, shall be of such capacity and so maintained as to be capable of supplying at normal voltage the full load of the safety lighting during the whole time that the public are on the premises. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of Regulation 16 of these Regulations one or more floating or trickle-charged batteries supplied with electricity from the same source as supplies the general lighting may be used to supply electricity for the safety lighting if - (a) the batteries are fully charged before the public are first admitted to the premises on any day; (b) the rate of charging the batteries is so regulated that the batteries will not discharge except on failure of the supply of electricity to the batteries; (c) the batteries will not discharge through the supply circuit in the event of a failure of the supply of electricity to the batteries; (d) the capacity of the batteries is sufficient to supply at normal voltage the full load of the safety lighting for not less than three hours; (e) in the case of trickle-charged batteries, there are provided automatic change-over contractors so designed and maintained as to operate immediately and efficiently in case of need, and which are tested on each day there is a cinematograph exhibition and before the public are admitted to the premises in order to ensure that they are in proper working order.
  86. Batteries (1) A battery having cells or containers of celluloid shall not be permitted to be in the premises. (2) A battery of a type which cannot be recharged to full capacity shall not be used to supply electricity for the general lighting or the safety lighting. (3) Where the batteries are used to supply electricity for either the general lighting or the safety lighting - (a) such parts of the conductors connecting the batteries one to another or connecting the batteries to the fuses, circuit-breakers, or other similar devices protecting the circuits going out from the batteries, as are situated within the room in which the batteries are installed shall not be enclosed in ducting or conduit; (b) such parts of the said conductors as are situated within the said room shall, unless suitably insulated, be properly supported and separated so that they are kept apart; (c) the fuses, circuit breakers and similar devices aforesaid, unless situated within the said room, shall be situated as near as is practicable to the point where the said conductors emerge from that room. (4) Any battery used to supply electricity for either the general lighting or the safety lighting shall supply electricity only for the general lighting or the safety lighting as the case may be. (5) Any battery used to supply electricity for either the general lighting or safety lighting shall, at least once in every six months, have its capacity tested by a person appointed by, or on behalf of, the occupier for the premises and the date and result of the test shall be entered in a register to be kept for the purpose and available for inspection by persons authorised in that behalf by the licensing authority.
  87. Failure of lighting (1) (a) If there is a failure of the general lighting and the general lighting is by gas, the public shall be instructed to leave the premises forthwith. (b) If there is a failure of the general lighting and the general lighting is by electricity, the public shall, if the general lighting is not restored within one hour, be instructed to leave the premises at the end of that hour. (2) (a) If there is a failure of the safety lighting and the safety lighting is not by electricity, all parts of the premises in which means of illumination are provided in accordance with paragraph (1) of Regulation 15 of these Regulations shall be clearly illuminated by the general lighting and the public shall be instructed to leave the premises forthwith. (b) If there is a failure of the safety lighting and the safety lighting is by electricity, all parts of the premises in which means of illumination are provided in accordance with paragraph (1) of Regulation 15 of these Regulations other than the auditorium, shall forthwith be clearly illuminated by the general lighting and, if at the end of one hour safety lighting is not restored, the auditorium shall be clearly illuminated by the general lighting and the public shall then be instructed to leave the premises forthwith.
  88. Fuses, switches and earths (1) Every electrical main circuit and sub-circuit in the premises shall be protected against excess current by fuses, circuit-breakers, or other similar devices which will operate automatically at current values which are suitably related to the safe current ratings of the circuit and of the equipment connected to the circuit. (2) (a) Every circuit supplying electricity for the control equipment of electric discharge-lamps having a rated electrical input exceeding 500 watts, or for electronic equipment shall, where the fuses, circuit-breakers or other similar devices aforesaid do not afford adequate protection, be provided also with electrical or therm-electrical devices to break the circuit automatically on any dangerous rise in the temperature of the said equipment or of the transformers, chokes or smoothing devices used in connection therewith. (b) Any such electrical or thermo-electrical devices shall be tested once a year by a competent electrical engineer appointed by, or on behalf of, the occupier of the premises. (c) The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not, until the first day of January 1958, apply in relation to electronic equipment or control equipment of electric discharge lamps in use in the premises before the date on which these Regulations come into operation. (3) (a) Every main circuit and sub-circuit in the premises shall be provided with earth-leakage protective devices which on the occurrence of an earth fault will disconnect the defective circuit from the supply of electricity. (b) Sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph shall not apply where the possible earth fault leakage current from the circuit substantially exceeds that required to operate the fuses, circuit breakers or other similar devices aforesaid. (4) All metal work not intended ordinarily to conduct electricity but liable to become charged with electricity if the insulation of a conductor should become defective or if a defect should occur in any e
  89. Electric discharge-lamps (1) All electric discharge-lamp installations shall comply with the following requirements - (a) control equipment for electric discharge-lamps and the transformers, chokes and smoothing devices used in connection therewith shall be so placed that there is adequate ventilation and adequate access thereto for the purpose of inspection and maintenance. (b) Fixed electric discharge-lamps shall be placed out of reach of the public or so protected that if a lamp is broken no live electrode can be touched. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (5) of Regulation 20 of these Regulations the supply of electricity to electric discharge-lamp installations on the outside of a building, or used within a building when the public are not admitted, and in which the voltage between any two points of the installation exceeds 650 volts shall be capable of being cut off by one or more switches or other means of control situated outside any building and so as to be accessible to members of the fire brigade but so as not to be easily accessible to the public.
  90. Wiring and ventilating duct (1) All electric wiring shall be suitably insulated. (2) All electric wiring shall have a protective covering over the insulation thereof and, except where it is necessary that it should remain flexible, shall be kept securely fixed in position. (3) The protective covering shall be - (a) made of metal or other material of such rigidity as to afford substantial protection against mechanical injury; (b) made of material which does not readily ignite or decompose; (c) if made of metal, effectively earthed; (d) in the case of writing in premises which are built or wholly or mainly rewired after the date on which these Regulations come into operation, not made of lead. (4) Where it is necessary for wiring to remain flexible its protective covering shall be flexible and the following provisions shall apply in lieu of the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Regulations - (a) the protective covering of such wiring used in connection with arc lamps, spotlights, effects lamps or other electrical equipment for the production of lighting or optical effects and exposed to excessive heat shall be of asbestos or other material which will prevent the heat damaging the conductor or its insulation; (b) the protective covering of such wiring, other than that referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, shall be such as to give a degree of protection not less than that afforded by tough rubber sheathing; (c) the protective covering of such wiring shall not be made of lead, and if made of metal, shall be effectively earthed; (d) such wiring shall not be longer than is necessary; (e) such wiring shall be securely fixed, and its protective covering reinforced, at the point of entry into the equipment, plug or other fitting to which it is connected. (5) (a) The foregoing provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to such parts of the conductors mentioned in paragraph (3) of Regulation 18 of these Regulations connecting the batteries one to another or c
  91. Generators, transformers and switchgear (1) Electricity generating plant and main supply transformers shall be placed in a room or rooms - (a) separate from the auditorium; (b) of substantial construction; (c) of which the walls, floors and ceilings (except for windows, skylights and openings therein communicating directly with the open air) and doors shall be so constructed or lined as to be fire-resisting; (d) not communicating directly with the auditorium or with any part of the building to which the public are admitted: Provided that the provisions of this paragraph shall apply only where such equipment is installed or moved from one room to another after the date on which these Regulations come into operation, or where a room in which such equipment has been installed is altered in structure after the said date. (2) The switchgear and fuses controlling or protecting the main supply of electricity shall be placed in a room to which the public are not admitted and any door thereof which communicates directly with any part of the premises to which the public are admitted shall be kept locked.
  92. Heating Appliances (1) Every heating appliance used in the premises which is so situated as to be within reach of any member of the public shall be fitted with guards which comply with the standards of construction and fittings required by the Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Regulations 1953 in the case of a heating appliance of a type which is so designed that it is suitable for use in a dwelling-house or other residential premises. (2) Every heating appliance used in the premises shall be situated sufficiently far from any woodwork, hangings, or other materials or substances liable to catch fire for there to be no likelihood of fire by reason of their proximity to the heating appliance. (3) Every heating appliance situated in a part of the premises to which the public are admitted shall be fixed in position. (4) Every heating appliance situated in a projection or rewinding room shall be so constructed and enclosed that there is no likelihood of film igniting or decomposing by reason of contact with, or proximity to, the heating element. (5) (a) No oil-burning heaters other than those forming part of boiler installations shall be used in the premises. (b) No gas fire shall be used in a projection or rewinding room.
  93. Electrical apparatus generally Electrical apparatus and equipment in the premises shall not be used for such a purpose or in such a manner or when it is in such a condition as to cause danger of electric shock, fire or explosion.
  94. Supervision of electrical installations Any person who has attained the age of twenty one years and who has received sufficient training for the purpose shall be made responsible for ensuring that the electrical installations and equipment in the projection room are maintained in a good serviceable condition.
  95. Inspection of electrical installations All electrical installations shall be inspected once a year by a competent electrical engineer appointed by, or on behalf of, the occupier of the premises, and a certificate stating the conditions of the installations shall, after each inspection, be forwarded to the licensing authority by, or on behalf of, the occupier of the premises. Part II Additional requirements in connection with cinematograph Exhibitions for which inflammable film is used
  96. Licence to be necessary Any means of producing pictures for a cinematograph exhibition which includes the use of inflammable film is by this Regulation specified as a means of involving risk such that it is inexpedient that paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section five of the Cinematograph Act 1952 (which provides that a licence shall not be required in the case of certain exhibitions to which the public are not admitted or are admitted without payment) should have effect in the case of cinematograph exhibitions where the pictures are produced by such means.
  97. Application of Part II Subject to the provisions of sub section (4) of section seven of the Cinematograph Act 1909 (which exempts exhibitions in private dwelling-house to which the public are not admitted), the following provisions of this Part of these Regulations shall apply in addition to the provision of Part I of these Regulations in connection with the giving of cinematograph exhibitions for which any inflammable film is used and to the premises used in connection with the giving of such exhibitions and to the parts thereof and the fittings, furniture, furnishings and equipment therein in this Part of these Regulations mentioned.
  98. Fire precautions All persons employed in connection with cinematograph exhibitions who may be called upon to handle or use inflammable film shall be warned of the special dangers attaching to inflammable film and shall be instructed in the special precautions applicable to their particular duties which should be taken in connection with its handling and use.
  99. Projection and rewinding rooms (1) Separate rooms shall be provided as a projection room and as a rewinding room respectively and inflammable film shall not be projected except in the projection room, or rewound, cleaned, or (except in the ordinary course of projection) otherwise manipulated, except in the rewinding room. (2) The walls, floors and ceilings (except for windows, skylights, and openings therein communicating directly with the open air) and doors of the projection and rewinding rooms shall be so constructed or lined as to be fire-resisting. (3) All fittings, fixtures, furniture and furnishings (other than floor coverings) in the projection and rewinding rooms shall be of metal, hardwood, or such other material or so treated and maintained as not readily to catch fire. (4) (a) Every communicating doorway between the projection and rewinding rooms shall be fitted with a close-fitting, self-closing door, so constructed and maintained that it can be opened easily from either side, and the door shall be kept closed when not in immediate use. (b) Every other opening allowing direct communication between the projection and rewinding room shall be fitted with a close-fitting, fire resisting hatch or shutter which shall either be secured in a closed position or be so constructed and maintained as to be self-closing. (5) All doorways of the projection and rewinding rooms, other than communicating doorways between them, shall be fitted with self-closing doors so constructed and maintained that they will open easily on being pushed from inside and can be opened from outside the projection or rewinding room. (6) (a) One entrance to the projection room shall be from the open air. (b) Each projection or rewinding room shall be provided with a door-way and also, unless the licensing authority shall have been satisfied that this requirement is impracticable or unreasonable in the circumstances of the particular case, an alternative way of egress for the operators whethe
  100. Spools and spool-boxes (1) Each film projector in which inflammable film is used shall be fitted with one or more metal spool-boxes of substantial construction, and when the projector is working the film shall be made to pass from such a spool-box either to the same or to another such spool-box. (2) The spool-boxes shall be so constructed as to prevent, as far as practicable, the possibility of flame passing to or from the inside thereof when the spool-box is closed, and they shall be kept closed when the projector is working. (3) The spools upon which inflammable film is wound shall be substantially constructed of material which does not readily ignite or decompose with heat and shall be designed to accommodate not more than 2,050 feet of film.
  101. Inflammable film (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (6) of Regulation 5 of these Regulations inflammable film in current use and not exceeding 21,000 feet in all may be kept in the projection and rewinding room. (2) Inflammable film in a projection or rewinding room shall be kept at all times, subject to the exigencies of its use, in closed metal containers of robust construction. (3) Inflammable and non-inflammable film shall not be wound on the same spool. (4) Inflammable film shall not be used if it is in such a condition as to be likely to jam or break while passing through the film projector.
  102. Equipment in projection and rewinding rooms (1) The lighting of the projection and rewinding room shall be by electricity or daylight. (2) All transformers, resistances, choke coils, motors and the illuminants of viewing devices for the examination of film, in the projection or rewinding rooms which are liable to attain a temperature at which inflammable film will ignite or decompose shall without preventing their proper ventilation be so guarded or enclosed as to prevent the ignition or decomposition of film by accidental contact with any of them or with any part of the equipment to which their heat may be communicated. (3) All metal work of equipment used in rewinding film shall be earthed so as safely to discharge static electricity.
  103. No electrical equipment shall be allowed in the rewinding room except - (a) equipment for lighting or heating the room, rewinding machines, and viewing devices for the examination of film; and (b) telephones, signal systems, and hand torches using only electricity of low energy. Part III Requirements in connection with cinematograph exhibitions in premises used only occasionally
  104. Application of Part III (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of section seven of the Cinematograph Act 1909, and of section five of the Cinematograph Act 1952 (which relate to exemptions in favour of certain exhibitions to which the public are not admitted or are admitted without payment), the provisions of this Part of these Regulations shall apply - (a) in connection with the giving of cinematograph exhibitions in an auditorium where seating is provided for not more than four hundred persons, in premises which have not been used on more than three days in any week in the current calendar year for cinematograph exhibitions (not being exempted exhibitions within the meaning of section five of the Cinematograph Act 1952), and during which there is no inflammable film in the premises; (b) in connection with the giving of cinematograph exhibitions in premises for which there is no licence in force, and to which subsection (2) of section seven of the Cinematograph Act 1909 applies and during which there is no inflammable film in the premises; (c) in connection with the giving of cinematograph exhibitions in any building or structure of a moveable character to which subsection (3) of section seven of the Cinematograph Act 1909 applies and during which there is no inflammable film in the premises; (d) subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, in connection with the giving of cinematograph exhibitions in premises which are (or in a part of premises which is, as the case may be), while the cinematograph exhibition is being given, used for another purpose or purposes to which the giving of the cinematograph exhibition is incidental or subsidiary (not being exempted exhibitions within the meaning of section five of the Cinematograph Act 1952), and by means which include the use of electro-magnetic tape or disc recording of vision, and to the premises used in connection with the giving of such exhibitions and to the parts thereof and the fittings, furniture, furn
  105. Exits Regulation 2 of these Regulations shall apply in connection with the giving of cinematograph exhibitions to which this Part of these Regulations applies with the exception of paragraph (5) thereof.
  106. Seats (1) Where the audience exceeds two hundred and fifty persons all seats in the auditorium shall, except in boxes accommodating not more than eight persons, be either securely fixed to the floor or battened together in lengths of not less than four or more than twelve. (2) Regulation 3 of these Regulations shall apply in connection with the giving of cinematograph exhibitions in which this Part of these Regulations applies, with the exception of paragraph (2) thereof.
  107. Staff (1) A responsible person who has attained the age of twenty-one years, being the licensee or some person nominated in writing by the licensee, shall be in charge of the premises at all times when the public are on the premises. (2) At least two attendants, neither of whom shall be a person in charge of a projector, but of whom one may be the person in charge of the premises as aforesaid unless he is also in charge of a projector, shall be on duty to assist persons in entering and leaving the auditorium. (3) Every member of the staff shall be instructed by the licensee of the premises or by some person nominated by the licensee in the safety precautions to be observed in the premises so far as those precautions relate to his duties, and in the action to be taken in the event of fire or other emergency.
  108. Fire precautions (1) Fire appliances suitable to the fire risks in the premises shall be provided. (2) The fire appliances shall be maintained in proper working order and be available for instant use. (3) No inflammable substance shall be used for cleaning any film or film projector. (4) Any metal work of a film projector liable to become charged with electricity if the insulation of a conductor should become defective or if a defect should occur in any film projection equipment shall be effectively earthed.
  109. 16mm film (1) The provisions of this Regulation shall apply in relation to film which does not exceed sixteen millimetres in width. (2) No inflammable substance shall be used in repairing or jointing film in the auditorium or in any part of the premises to which the public are admitted while the public are present there. (3) If a film projector is placed in the auditorium or elsewhere than in a projection room - (a) the film projector shall be surrounded by a clear space at least three feet wide which persons, not authorised by the person in charge of the projector or under section four of the Cinematograph Act 1909 (which relates to powers of entry for inspection), are prevented from entering by the erection of a barrier or other effective means; (b) no smoking shall be permitted within the said clear space; (c) the film projector shall be in the charge of a competent person who shall be present within the said clear space whenever the projector is working; (d) (i) no illuminant, other than electric light in hermetically sealed lamps, shall be used in the film projector; (ii) the illuminant shall be separately encased in such a way as to prevent it accidentally coming in contact with the film; (e) electrical conductors used for the film projector shall be suitably insulated, and provided with a suitable protective covering over the insulation and shall, so far as practicable, be placed out of reach of the public.
  110. Projection and rewinding room (1) Film which exceeds sixteen millimetres in width shall not be projected, rewound, cleaned or otherwise manipulated except in a projection or rewinding room to which the public are not admitted. (2) Projection rooms shall be large enough to enable the operators to work freely at the film projectors and any other equipment therein. (3) Whenever a film projector is working in a projection room a competent person shall be in charge of, and present in, the projection room.
  111. Lighting (1) In all parts of the building to which the public are admitted means of illumination shall be provided capable of illuminations those parts clearly. (2) (a) Means of illumination adequate to enable the public to see their way out of the building shall be kept on at all times when the public are on the premises - (i) in those parts of the building to which the public are admitted except those which are lit equally well by daylight; and (ii) for the illumination of all notices indicating exits for use by the public in leaving the auditorium (unless these notices are self-powered notices). (b) Means of illumination provided under paragraph (1) of this Regulation may be used for the purpose of this paragraph. (3) If at any time there is a failure of the means of illumination mentioned in sub paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) of this Regulation, and that means of illumination is either by electricity or by gas, the parts of the building and notices mentioned in the said sub paragraph (a) shall immediately be illuminated by some alternative means of illumination adequate to enable the public to see their way out of the building. Part IV Additional requirements in connection with television exhibitions
  112. Application of Part IV Subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of section seven of the Cinematograph Act 1909, and of section five of the Cinematograph Act 1952 (which relate to exemptions in favour of certain exhibitions to which the public are not admitted or are admitted without payment), the provisions of this Part of these Regulations shall apply, in addition to the provisions of Part I or Part III of these Regulations, as the case may require, in connection with the giving of cinematograph exhibitions by means of television equipment and to the premises used in connection with the giving of such exhibitions and to the television equipment therein.
  113. Voltage and amperage The applied voltage of electricity used in television equipment shall not exceed 150,000 volts and the prospective fault current shall not exceed one ampere at any voltage exceeding 650 volts.
  114. Television Equipment Television equipment shall comply with the following requirements - (a) every circuit supplying electricity for high tension television equipment shall be provided with electrical or thermo-electrical devices to break the circuit automatically on any dangerous rise in the temperature of the equipment or of the transformers, chokes, or smoothing devices used in connection therewith; (b) the television projector shall be so screened and the projector light beam shall be so directed, screened or filtered that no person shall be subjected to a radiation of X rays of a rate exceeding 0.5 Rontgen units during seventy hours’ continuous operation.
  115. Television recording equipment No inflammable film shall be used in connection with any television recording equipment in the premises.
  116. Notice of installation Television equipment shall not be installed in the premises unless two weeks’ notice shall have been given to the licensing authority and shall not be used unless a reasonable opportunity shall have been given for any inspection or consultation which the licensing authority may think fit to undertake or require. Part V Miscellaneous
  117. Exhibitions of Regulations Copies of these Regulations shall be exhibited in premises used in connection with the giving of cinematograph exhibitions to which any of the foregoing Parts of these Regulations applies so that they can easily be seen by members of the staff. Cinematograph (Children) (No.2) Regulations 1955
  118. (1) These Regulations apply to cinematograph exhibitions other than exhibitions given in a private dwelling-house to which the public are not admitted whether on payment or otherwise and exempted exhibitions. (2) In these Regulations the expression ‘exempted exhibitions’ means exempted exhibitions within the meaning of section five of the Cinematograph Act 1952, including exhibitions which by virtue of subsection (3) of that section are to be treated as such, but excluding exhibitions which by virtue of sub section (2) thereof are not to be treated as such.
  119. No child apparently under the age of five years shall be admitted to a cinematograph exhibition unless the child is accompanied by and in the charge of a person who appears to have attained the age of sixteen years.
  120. No child apparently under the age of twelve years shall be admitted after the hour of seven in the evening of any day to a cinematograph exhibition at any premises in the course of which there is to be shown any film or portion of a film, being a film or portion of a film, which shall have been shown to the public at those premises on that day before the hour of seven in the evening, unless the child is accompanied by and in the charge of a person who appears to have attained the age of sixteen years.
  121. At a cinematograph exhibition organised wholly or mainly as an exhibition for children under the age of sixteen years there shall be stationed on the lower floor of the auditorium not less than one attendant who has attained the age of sixteen years for every hundred persons or part of one hundred persons present there and on each floor of the auditorium above the lowest floor not less than one such attendant for every fifty persons or part of fifty persons present there, and the number of such attendants stationed on any floor of the auditorium to which the children are admitted shall not be less than the number of exits for use by members of the public in leaving that floor.
  122. Rules made in the interests of physical safety and health relating to premises licensed for the occasional public performance of stage plays. Definitions 1. In these rules the expressions- (a) “The Council” means the Allerdale Borough Council; (b) “Inspecting Officer” means the Chief Planning Officer for the Council or his representative; and (c) “Chief Fire Officer” means the Chief Fire Officer for the County of Cumbria or his representative. Numbers 2. The number of persons accommodated in the auditorium shall not exceed:-
  123. Children 3. When the majority of persons admitted are children, a sufficient number of attendants being not less than one for each exit shall be present to control the movement and take precautions for the safety of the children. Seating 4.1 Where the audience exceeds two hundred all seats in the auditorium shall be either securely fixed to the floor or battened together in lengths of not less than four or more than twelve. 4.2 No seat shall be more than 12 feet from a gangway measured along the line of seating. 4.3 The seats in the auditorium shall be so arranged as to allow free access to the exits of the auditorium. 4.4 The rows of seats shall be at least 12” apart. 4.5 No sitting shall be allowed in the auditorium during a performance except in the seats provided. Standing 5.1 No standing shall be allowed in the auditorium during a performance except in such places and within such numbers as may be specified by the Council. 5.2 Where persons are permitted to stand in any gangway, sufficient room shall be left in the gangway to allow other persons easily to pass along the gangway. Gangways 6.1 Subject to the last preceding paragraph, all gangways in the auditorium shall, while the public are on the premises, be kept free from obstructions. 6.2 Gangways shall have a minimum width of 3’6”, unless specifically allowed otherwise by the Inspecting Officer. 6.3 Each gangway shall communicate with an exit. 6.4 Where the space in front of the seating does not serve as a gangway, it shall have a width of at least 28”. 6.5 A gangway in rear of seating may be dispensed with if all other gangways lead direct to exits of width equal to or greater than the gangway. 6.6 Notwithstanding sub-paragraphs 4.1, 4.5 and 6.1, invalids may be permitted, with the consent of and subject to any conditions of such consent imposed by the Council to sit in the auditorium in invalid chairs, other than petrol driven invalid chairs. Exits 7.1 The auditorium shall be provided with an adequate num
  124. Where the performance of a play, live music or dance is unsuitable for children, age restrictions will apply.
  125. Only films with BBFC or local authority certification will be screened and these will have appropriate age restrictions.
  126. For events which are deemed by the general manager, or operations manager, to present an increased risk (due to the nature of the event and/or numbers attending), licenced door supervisors are requested from the event organiser (or arranged by Kirkgate Arts & Heritage where applicable).

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