Section 18: General safety provisions

No premises shall be licensed for carrying on of a film or video exhibition unless-(a) the premises is provided with such means of escape in case of fire, as the Federal or a State Fire Service may reasonably require, and such means of escape are maintained in good condition and free from obstruction; or
(b) where the premises forms part of a building and such part is either-
(i) separated from any other part of the building by fire-resisting partitions (including fire-resisting ceiling and floors) and fire-resisting self-closing doors: or
(ii) so constructed that a fire occurring thereon is not likely to spread to other parts of the building and its use for the purposes to which this Act applies are sanctioned in writing by the Board and any conditions attached thereto are complied with;
(c) the premises is provided with adequate means of extinguishing fire, having regard to the amount of inflammable materials in the premises;
(d) the furniture and apparatus in the premises are so arranged as to afford free egress to persons in the premises in the event of fire;
(e) the fittings are as far as is practicable of non-inflammable or fire-resisting materials;
(f) there is kept posted up in large characters in the premises, full instructions as to the actions to be taken in case of fire, and full directions as to the means of escape from the premises in case of fire; and
(g) the fittings of the store-room are as far as practicable of non-inflammable or fire-resisting material.