- A clear gangway not less than three feet wide shall be kept all round and not less than four feet wide in the centre; and shall be so arranged that no seat shall be so arranged that no seat shall be more 10 feet from gangway:Provided that in an auditorium of less than 30 feet in width the centre gangway may be omitted. Temporary seats must on no account be placed in the gangways.(i)The licensing Authority may, having regard to the large number of seats in an auditorium, require that a gangway or gangway of a specific width, shall be provided parallel to the rows of seats to secure direct access to exits.(ii)An adequate number of clearly indicated exit doors, as may be determined by the Licensing Authority, shall be provided to afford safe and speedy egress for the audience.(iii)All doors through which the public must pass in using stairway corridor or other passage for exit shall remain unbolted during the entire period of the exhibition.(iv)Passages, gangways, corridors, landings and lobbies shall be kept free from all obstruction at all times to enable quick egress.(v)Walls of passages, gangways or corridors shall not have any recess nor shall there be any projection there from within 6 feet of the ground Light shall not be hung to a height less than 7 feet above floor level. Fire appliances are not included within the purview of this sub-rule.(vi)Two separate exits not leading into the same thoroughfare shall be provided to every floor or gallery and no stairway shall discharge into a passage or corridor against or across the direction of the exit; provided than the Licensing Authority may accept any other arrangements which likely to ensure adequate safety.
