(1) No building shall be used for a cinema theatre or multiplex to which the Act applies unless it is provided with an adequate number of clearly indicated exits so placed and maintained as readily to afford the audience ample means of safe egress. There shall be at least one door of 1.5 meters clear width measured between the leaves of the door in the open position and 2.2 meters clear height for every one hundred seats in the auditorium, balcony, tier or gallery but not less than two doors in different walls of the auditorium, balcony, tier or gallery.
(2) A common place of egress may serve as the exit for all the floors of the auditorium, if the capacity of such place of aggress is equal to the aggregate capacity specified in sub-rule(1) for the necessary outlets from such floor and tier.
(3) If the floor or any tier of the auditorium is divided into two or more parts, separate exits as specified in this rule shall be provided for such part.
(4) All doors to be used as means of aggress shall be of fire resisting construction, but a heavy wooden door of not less than 4.4 centimeters thickness may be used as a means of aggress.
(5) No revolving, rolling, sliding, sliding-folding collapsible doors shall be permitted for the auditorium.
(6) All doors shall be side hung, single swing double doors opening in the direction, the public move to the exit and all bolts shall be so arranged that they can be opened from inside in cases of emergency. No outside bolts or locks shall be fixed for doors meant for the public.
Open door shutters shall neither obstruct the passage nor reduce their clear width specified in sub-rule(1) of rule 50. No door shall open directly on to a flight of steps. There shall be a landing a of atleast 1.5 meters flush with the floor
(7) All exit doors shall be unbolted during the performance. The top and bottom bolts of such doors shall, wherever possible, be capable of operation from one central handle on each pair of door-shutters.
(8) A notice shall be clearly painted on the exit doors indicating the method of opening.
(9) Each exit door from the auditorium shall have the word “EXIT” or its equivalent in the regional language or in both, at the top painted, in red in letters of 150 millimeters high, being illuminated by the light which shall be kept on during the time, the public are in the premises.
(10) Where a curtain is used to cover a door way, it shall be so hung as to be easily pulled aside and the bottom edge of the curtain shall not be less than one hundred millimeters above the floor level.