PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE.—

1. (1) The Secretary may. by notice, require the owner of any structure, booth or tent partly or entirely composed of or having any external roof, verandah, pandal or wall partly or entirely composed of cloth, grass, leaves, mats, or other highly inflammable materials to remove or alter such tent, booth, structure, roof, verandah, pandal or wall, or may grant him permission to retain the same on such conditions as the Secretary may think necessary to prevent danger from fire.
2. (2) The Secretary may, by notice, require any person using any place for the storage for private use of timber firewood, or other combustible things to take special steps to guard against danger from fire.
3. (3) Where the Secretary is of opinion that the means of egress from any building are insufficient to allow safe exit in the event of fire he may, with the sanction of the Council, by notice, require the owner or occupier of the building to alter or reconstruct any staircase in such manner or to provide such additional or emergency staircases as he may direct and where any building, booth or tent is used for purposes of public entertainment, he may require, subject to such sanction as aforesaid, that it shall be provided with an adequate number of clearly indicated exits so placed and maintained as readily to afford the audience ample means of safe egress, that the seating be so arranged as not to interfere with free access to the exits and that gangway, passages and staircases leading to the exits shall during the presence of the public be kept clear of obstructions.