(1) The cinematograph apparatus shall be placed in a room of substantial construction made of fire proof materials of 2-4 hour ratings, the floor of which shall have a minimum floor finish of fifty millimeters to embedded cables under rule 67:
Provided that in the case of existing and proposed cinema theatres or multiplex with advanced technology like digital projectors, digital sound system, a separate projection room is not mandatory.
(2) The projection room shall have no connection with the auditorium, except the projection and observer openings:
(3) The projection room having one projector must have at least seven and half square meters floor area with 2.5 meters as smallest dimension and with a clear height of not less than 3 meters. For each additional projector, there shall be 2.3 square meters of floor space:
(4) There shall be a regular staircase leading to ground floor and to floor below.
(5) The door of the projection room shall be fire-proof and all openings, bushes and joints shall be so constructed and maintained as to prevent, as far as possible, the escape of any smoke into the auditorium. Ventilation shall be provided for the projection room, but the ventilation ducts shall not communicate direct with the auditorium. The area of the ventilating ducts shall not be less than one per cent of the floor area of the projection room.
Explanation.- In this rule, bush means packing inserted in the holes through which the pipes and cables pass in order to render such holes reasonably smoke proof.
(6) There shall be a rewinding room or enclosure by the side of the projection room for the purpose of rewinding of films and where the rewinding room or enclosure adjoins the projection room and has door in between, leading from one to the other, this door shall be self closing fire resistant door:
(7) If the enclosure is inside the auditorium, no openings other than those required for projection and observation of the enclosure shall be permitted to communicate with the auditorium. The rewinding room or enclosure by the side / inside the projection room for the purpose of rewinding rooms shall have a self closing fire resistant door:
Provided that in the case of multiplex or a existing and proposed cinema theatre with advanced technology like digital projectors, digital sound system, rewinding room is not mandatory.
(8) The projector openings shall be in accordance with the type of projection such as 35 millimeters, 70 millimeters, Cinemascope and Cinerama, Wide angle, Vista vision:
Provided that in the case of multiplex or a existing or proposed cinema theatre with advanced technology like digital projectors, digital sound system, this sub-rule shall not apply.
(9) Each Opening shall be provided with a plate glass screen of not less than 5 millimeters, in thickness fixed in position with a smoke tight joint:
Provided that for openings for more than 250 millimeters square,-
(i) the glass screens used shall be armored plate or wired plate glass;
(ii) the metal screens shall be provided in addition to the glass screens and the openings shall be closed with the metal screens when not in use for projection;
and
(iii) a notice shall be put in the cabin to the effect that the openings shall be closed with the metal screens when the openings are not in use.
(10) (i) Projection room shall be in the charge of a person who has attained the age of 18 years and who is holding a Cinema operator’s permit issued by the Chief Electrical Inspector to Government.
Provided that, a candidate who holds a certificate for having passed the Craft Course in Cinema operation or Diploma in Cinematography conducted by the Board of Technical Education in Cinematography in Karnataka or degree/diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering recognized by the State Government or Central Government shall be exempted from appearing for the examination conducted by the Karnataka Cinema Operator’s Examination Board for obtaining the cinema operator permit.
(ii) The operator shall satisfy himself before the commencement of each performance that all cables, leads, connections and resistances as also the portable fire extinguishers in the projection room are in proper working order. He shall be present in the projection room during the time the machine is being operated:
Provided that in the case of multiplex or existing or proposed cinema theatre with advanced technology like digital projector, digital sound system, although projection room is not mandatory the operator shall be present during the time the machine is being operated.
(iii) Two operators shall be got endorsed in favour of the theatre with conventional projectors and one operator per screen shall be got endorsed in favour of the theatre in case of multiplex and also theatre with advance technology like digital projection system, from the Department of Electrical Inspectorate.
Provided that in the case of multiplex or existing or proposed cinema theatre with advanced technology like digital projector, digital sound system, although projection room is not mandatory, the operator shall be present during the time such machines are being operated.
(iv) Failure to employ such an operator shall render the electrical certificate of cinema theatre or multiplex liable to be suspended or cancelled.
(11)Constitution of Karnataka Cinema Operator’s Examination Board.- The State Government by a separate notification may constitute Board of examiners to conduct required examination to issue Cinema Operator’s permit for the purpose of these Rules.