For the purpose of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1)" Aisles” means the gangway left within and around the seating area for walking into or out of the group of seats;
(2) “Back Stage wall” means the wall at the back of the stage facing the audience;
(3) “Balcony floor” means extra floor constructed over part of the house for seating additional audience which may or may not project beyond the rear wall;
(4) “Balcony soffit” means the area of under surface of the balcony within the hall;
(5) “Cinema Premises” means the area of the entire site, licensed for running a cinema and includes the cinema building and other adjuncts within the site;
(6) "Multiplex" means the area licensed for running a cinema and its related portions of the building and area in the licensed premises.
(7) “Corridor”, “Passage” , “Verandah” means the space provided for the purpose of movement of persons within the cinema building, but outside the auditorium.
(8) “Crush hall” means the first entrance hall (which may be provided in addition to the foyer) outside the main hall for purposes such as buying tickets, and awaiting;
(9) “Foyer” means the hall in front of the entrance in which the audience may wait before actually entering the cinema house;
(10) “Lobby” means the passage or small ante-room into which one or more rooms open;
(11) “Lounge” means the sitting room or place for relaxation;
(12) “Proscenium” means the total opening between the stage and the house through which the audience witness a performance on the stage;
(13) “Proscenium overhang” means the front area of the proscenium that is still visible to the audience when the curtain is lowered and includes the curtain and the arch of the frame work that holds it;
(14) “Raking of seats” means the gradual rise in the level of seats in successive rows, away from the stage, so as to ensure unobstructed view of the stage performance to the audience.
(15) “Ramp” means the ramp provided for the physically challenged.
(16) “Rear wall” means the wall facing the stage at the end of the hall;
(17) “Stage appren” means the portion of stage which extends beyond the proscenium into the house;
(18) “Staggering of seats” means the arrangements of seats in a manner whereby seats are displaced (relating to each row) by half-seat pitch in every successive row.