| (Cap 172 section 7) [3 August 1934] (G.N. 587 of 1934) Cap 172A reg 1 Citation Citation and Interpretation These regulations may be cited as the Places of Public Entertainment Regulations. Cap 172A reg 2 Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "fire service installations and equipment" (消防装置及设备) means any installations and equipment manufactured, used or designed to be used for the purposes of- (a) extinguishing, attacking, preventing or limiting a fire; (b) giving warning of a fire; (7 of 2003 s. 22) (c) providing access to any premises or place for the purpose of extinguishing, attacking, preventing or limiting a fire; (L.N. 224 of 1980) (d) facilitating the evacuation from any premises or place in case of fire; or (7 of 2003 s. 22) (e) providing a stand-by power supply to an installation and equipment the purposes of which are mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) in the event of the loss of normal power supply; (7 of 2003 s. 22)"fixed electrical installation" (固定电力装置) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Electricity Ordinance (Cap 406); (L.N. 193 of 1996) "laser equipment" (激光设备) means any appliance, apparatus or equipment which is capable of producing or amplifying electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range from 180 nm to 1 mm primarily by the process of controlled stimulated emission; (L.N. 193 of 1996; L.N. 391 of 1996) "licence" (牌照) means a licence granted or renewed under these regulations; (L.N. 193 of 1996) "Municipal Services Appeals Board" (市政服务上诉委员会) means the Municipal Services Appeals Board established under section 3 of the Municipal Services Appeals Board Ordinance (Cap 220); (78 of 1999 s. 7) "new structure" (新构筑物) means any structure hereafter erected or adapted for use as a place of public entertainment; (39 of 1985 s. 60) "premises" (处所) means a place of public entertainment and includes any means of ingress or egress for the purposes of and in connection with such place, and in cases in which such place consists of a part or parts only of a structure includes also any other part or parts of such structure used or intended to be used for the purposes of and in connection with such place; "structure" (构筑物) includes any building, booth, matshed, grandstand, tent or other erection; (L.N. 9 of 1970) (G.N.A. 87 of 1952; L.N. 193 of 1996; 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 172A reg 3 Licences PART I PERMANENT AND SEMI-PERMANENT STRUCTURES SPECIALLY DESIGNED AS THEATRES AND CINEMAS (G.N.A. 87 of 1952) Applications for licences (1) (a) Any person who desires to keep or use premises specially designed as a theatre or cinema shall apply in triplicate in such form, if any, as the licensing authority may specify to the licensing authority for the grant of a licence in respect thereof; but in case it is proposed to install laser equipment, or such equipment is already installed, in the premises to which the application relates, the application shall be in quadruplicate. (L.N. 127 of 1977; L.N. 193 of 1996) (b) A person to whom a licence is granted or renewed under this regulation may at any time during the period not more than 6 months and not less than 5 months before the expiration of the licence apply to the licensing authority for the renewal of the licence. (L.N. 193 of 1996) (2) (a) Where an application for the grant of a licence is made under paragraph (1)(a), the licensing authority shall, as soon as practicable, forward a copy of the application, together with a copy of any documents and particulars furnished in support thereof under regulation 5, to- (i) the Director of Fire Services; (ii) (A) in case the application relates to premises which are under the control of the Housing Authority, the Director of Housing; or (B) in case the application relates to any other premises, the Building Authority; and (iii) in case the application relates to any premises in which laser equipment is, or is proposed to be, installed, the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services. (b) Where an application for the renewal of a licence is made under paragraph (1)(b), the licensing authority shall, as soon as practicable, consult- (i) the Director of Fire Services; (ii) (A) in case the application relates to premises which are under the control of the Housing Authority, the Director of Housing; or (B) in case the application relates to any other premises, the Building Authority; and (iii) in case the application relates to any premises in which laser equipment is, or is proposed to be, installed, the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services. (c) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the licensing authority may, where it thinks fit and on being notified by each of the Director of Fire Services, the Director of Housing, the Building Authority and the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, in so far as he has been forwarded a copy of the application under subparagraph (a) or has been consulted under subparagraph (b), as the case may be, that he has no objection as regards the application, grant or renew, as the case may be, the licence sought under the application. (L.N. 193 of 1996) (3) Where an application for the grant of a licence is made under paragraph (1)(a), the licence shall not be granted unless and until- |
