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(d) That all licences for exhibition on commercial basis for private profit of non-commercial films, and whether application is for exhibition in a number of premises or regular exhibitions m one premises, shall be under the direct control of the tribunal. The latter shall in addition to the considerations applying under the draft regulations, determine every such application m such manner as shall ensure that reasonable provision is made for the exhibition of films other than entertainment film. (e) That provision be made for sub-standard film to be defined as all film other than 35 mm film (/) lhat provision be made for the Censor to register sub-standard films as commercial or non-commercial films. (4) That the proposed trade committee referred to in paragraph 1 (a) above should consist of two representatives of the renters and two representatives of the exhibitors, plus one representative of the non-commercial interests, the functions of the committee to be confined to the scope of paragraph I (a) of the above report. r * 6 v ' SCHEDULE 11—NEW ZEALAND STANDARDS INSTITUTE DRAFT NEW ZEALAND STANDARD BY-LAW FOR FIRE AND PANIC PREVENTION IN THEATRES 1. Scope .—This by-law deals with the prevention of danger from fire in theatres, and the provision of safeguards against fire and panic therein. 2. Interpretation.—ln this by-law, unless inconsistent with the context, The Act " means the Municipal Corporations Act, 1933 : • Council" in relation to any theatre, means the Borough Council or other body by which « the theatre is licensed or required to be licensed under Part NXV of the Act • • Duly qualified fireman," in relation to any theatre, means a serving member of a fire brigade : Emergency," in relation to any theatre, means any emergency (whether arising from fire or earthquake or fear thereof or otherwise) in which the safety of the audience of the theatre is or - may be imperilled: " Fire-protection watchman," in relation to any theatre, means the person qualified as a nreman to the satisfaction of the proper officer : Licensee," in relation to any theatre, means the person holding or required to hold a licence for the theatre under Part XXV of the Act: " Manager," in relation to any theatre, includes every person for the time being acting as or performing the functions of manager of the theatre : " Proper officer," in relation to any theatre, means the proper officer within the meaning of clause 2 of the Twelfth Schedule to the Act* : Theatre " means any building (being a building to which Part XXV of the Act applies)— (i) In respect of which an exhibitor's licence or a licence for the projection of cmematograph-film under the Cinematograph Films Act, 1928,t is held or required to be held ; or (ii) Which is used as a theatre,, music-hall, concert-hall, or for public meetings : Part I—General Manager to A.ct as Fire-protection Watchman in Certain Gases I. At every performance or assembly in any theatre for which a fire-protection watchman is not required to be employed (whether in a theatre to which Part II hereof applies, or in any other theatre to wnich this by-law applies), the manager, or a person appointed by him in that behalf, shall carrv out such of the duties of a fire-protection watchman specified in clause 2 of the First Schedule hereto as apply to the proposed assembly or performance, and in every case where more than 450 persons are present during a performance the manager shall provide for the attendance, throughout the performance oi a male member of the_ staff: Provided that in the case of a cinematograph-theatre the operator or assistant operator within the meaning of the Cinematograph Operators Licensing Regulations 1938* shall not be deemed capable of carrying out any of the duties or obligations of fire-protection watchman imposed by this by-law. Log-book to be Kept , . { a \ The manager of every theatre shall provide and at all times keep in the theatre a log-book subdivided under the following headings : 6 (i) Date. (ii) Time of performance. > (iii) Projection-room. (iv) Exit doors. (v) Fire appliances. (vi) Lobbies and passages. (vii) Emergency lighting. (viii) Overcrowding. (ix) Remarks. s

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