(1) Where it is practicable, the auditorium shall be rendered air-conditioned and ceiling fans shall be provided in the Boxes Zenana galleries and at other suitable places.
The number of ceiling and exhausts fans shall be fixed by the Medical Officer of Health of having jurisdiction.
2[Provided that the provisions of air-conditioning or fans shall not apply to 'Lok Chhavi':
Provided further that the provisions of exhaust fans shall not apply to 'Lok Chhavi, where the 'Lok Chhavi' is without roofing.
(2) No open space shall be allowed under the floor of the auditorium.
(3) The floor, roof, private boxes, balconies, galleries, tiers, partitions and every room, lobby, corridor staircase and passage devoted to the use of the public shall constructed of fire-resisting materials.
(4) No soft wood or other inflammable, linings, partitions screens, or barriers shall be used in any part of the auditorium and no cavities shall be left behind any linings.
(5) The fronts of the private boxes and each tier shall be formed of fireproof material except the capping which may be of wood:
Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to premises-duly licensed for use for cinematograph exhibition before the coming into force of these rules.