Section 22 in Punjab Cinemas (Regulation) Rules, 1952
22. Structural requirements.
- (i) All floors, galleries, tiers, posts, columns, joints, trusses, stairways and landings in the building shall be of fire-resisting material.(ii)Partition shall be made of fire-resisting material or of wood not less than 1¾ inch thick and certified by the Executive Engineer to be hard wood.(iii)[ The building shall have a roof. All ceilings and panelling shall be made of fire-resisting material or from compressed or synthetic material treated against flaming which has been certified by the Executive Engineer to be suitable for the purpose intended.] [Substituted vide Punjab Government notification, dated 16.9.1956.].(iv)All floors including galleries, landings and corridors with their supports shall be capable of supporting a static load of one hundred pounds per square foot and, as in alternative loading, every step or landing shall be strong enough to support a point load of three hundred pounds placed in any position.(v)Where the first tier or gallery extends over the stalls, the height between the floor of the stalls and such tier or gallery shall not in any part be less than 10 feet; the height between the floor of the highest part of the gallery and the lowest part of the ceiling over the same shall not in any part be less than 12 feet, the height between any tier and the tier ceiling above it shall, in no case, be less than 8 feet.
