• View the standard conditions for Cinema Licences
• View the licence conditions for cinema clubs promoted for private gain

Premises used to show cinematograph exhibitions require a Cinema Licence. The City Council will liaise with the police, fire service, and other bodies to establish the suitability of the premises.

Telephone: 0115 9156773 or use our Service Request Form

Standard conditions for Cinema Licences

1. There shall be fixed, and kept up on a conspicuous place on the door or entrance of the licensed premises a notice in large capital letters:
   
   “LICENSED FOR FILM EXHIBITIONS PURSUANT TO ACTS OF PARLIAMENT”.
   
   
2. The licensed premises shall not be open except between 10.00 am and 11.00 pm unless special permission is given by the Council.
   
   
3. The licensed premises shall not be opened for the said purposes on Christmas Day, unless special permission be given by the Council (See condition 18 below as to opening of the premises on Sundays).
   
   
4. Peace and good order to the satisfaction of the Council shall at all times be maintained on the premises.
   
   
5. No films shall be exhibited unless:-
   
   a) it has a “U”, “PG”, “12A”, “15” or “18” certificate of the British Board of Film  Classification or;
   
   b) it is a current newsreel which has not been submitted to the British Board of Film Classification.
6. No person apparently under the age of 18 years shall be admitted to any exhibition at which there is to be shown any film which has received an “18” certificate from the British Board of Film Classification.
   
7. a) No person apparently under the age of 15 years shall be admitted to any exhibition at which there is to be shown any film which has received a “15” certificate from the British Board of Film Classification.
   
   b) No person apparently under the age of 12 years shall be admitted to any exhibition at which there is to be shown any film which has received a “12A” certificate from the British Board of Film Classification.
   
   
8. Notwithstanding the requirements of conditions 5 to 7, a film may be exhibited or persons or any class or persons, may be admitted thereto if the permission of the Council is first obtained and any conditions of such permission are complied with.
   
   
9. A representation or written statement of the terms of any certificate given by the British Board of Film Classification shall be shown on the screen immediately before the showing of any film to which it relates and the representation or statement shall be shown for long enough and in a form large enough for it to be read from any seat in the auditorium.
   
   
10. There shall be prominently exhibited at each public entrance whenever the premises are open to the public a notice indicating in tabular form and in clear bold letters and figures:
    
    a) the title of each film to be shown on that day, other than trailers and films of less than 5 minutes duration;
    
    b) the approximate times of commencement of each such film;
    
    c) whether each such film has received a “U”, “PG”, “12A”, “15” or “18” certificate from the British Board of Film Classification, and;
    
    d) the effect of such “U”, “PG”, “12A”, “15” or “18” certificates in relation to the admission of persons under the age of 18 years.
    
    
11. The nature of any certificate received in respect of a film from the British Board of Film Classification shall be clearly indicated by the figure “U”, “PG”, “12A”, “15” or “18” in any advertisement of the film displayed at the premises.
    
    
12. No advertisement displayed at the premises of a film to be exhibited at the premises shall depict as a scene or incident in the film which is not included in the film as certified by the British Board of Film Classification or approved for exhibition by the Council, as the case may be.
    
    
13. Where the Council have given notice in writing to the licensee of the premises objecting to an advertisement in the ground that, if displayed, it would offend against good taste or decency or be likely to encourage or incite to crime or lead to disorder or to be offensive to public feeling that advertisement shall not be displayed at the premises except with the consent in writing of the Council.
    
    
14. Where the Council have given notice in writing to the licensee of the premises prohibiting the exhibition of a film on the ground that it contains matter which, if exhibited would offend against good taste or decency or would be likely to encourage or incite to crime or lead to disorder or to be offensive to public feeling, that film shall not be exhibited in the premises except with the consent in writing of the Council.
    
    
15. In the event of any department of a school situate within a radius of 400m (a quarter of a mile) of the licensed premises being closed by reason of the prevalence of any infectious disease, the Council may, for such period as they think fit, direct the licensee to exclude from the licensed premises, all children under school leaving age, and after such direction has been notified to the licensee, no children under school leaving age shall be permitted to enter into or remain in, the licensed premises at any time during the period named.
    
    
16. Films which may have been examined by any person on behalf of the Council shall be exactly in the same form in which they were passed for exhibition, without any alteration or addition, unless the consent of the Council to such alteration or addition has been previously obtained.
    
    
17. No poster, advertisement, sketch, synopsis or programme of a film shall be displayed, sold or supplied, either inside or outside the premises, which is likely to be injurious to morality, or to encourage or incite crime, or lead to disorder or to be offensive to public feeling, or which contains any offensive representation of living persons.
    
    
18. On Sundays the premises may open from 10.00 am until 11.00 pm subject to the conditions contained in this licence, Section 9 of the Cinemas Act 1985, and the conditions imposed from time to time by resolution of the Council. The grant of permission to open on Sundays shall be liable to be withdrawn in the event of any contravention of the conditions imposed by resolution of the Council or of the provisions of the Cinemas Act 1985 by the licensee.
    
    
19. At premises at which films are to be exhibited or are being exhibited, a notice, the dimensions of which shall be not less than 914 mm by 660 mm (36 inches by 26 inches), setting out the prices of seats and the number of seats provided at each price, shall be displayed in a prominent position at each entrance to the premises so that it may be easily seen and read by members of the public, such position to be to the satisfaction of the Council, and the said notice shall be continuously exhibited during the whole time the public are being admitted to the premises.
    
    
20. Staircases and passages leading to the exits shall, during the presence of the public in the building, be kept entirely free from obstructions so as to facilitate egress and ingress and no person or persons shall be allowed to stand or congregate therein.
    
    
21. The seats shall be arranged in accordance with plans approved by the Council.
    
    
22. Guard rails not less than 1.066 m (3 feet 6 inches) above the floor level shall be provided on the resters at the foot of the gangways in circles and galleries or areas where the incline of the gangway exceeds 15 degrees. The resters themselves shall not be less than 762 mm (2 feet 6 inches) in height from floor level.
    
    
23. Boxes shall not be used by the public when the premises are being used for film exhibitions.
    
    
24. All gangways and exit ways and the treads of steps and stairways shall be maintained with non-slip surfaces.
    
    
25. The edge of the treads of the steps and stairways shall be made conspicuous.
    
    
26. Drugget, matting, crumb cloths and other floor coverings, shall be secured and maintained so that they will not ruck or in any way be a source of danger.
    
    
27. Special care shall be taken to ensure that the means of escape provided for all persons on the premises are maintained unobstructed and immediately available at all times.
    
    
28. Notices, signs and pointers indicating the way out of the premises shall be provided as the Council may consider necessary.
    
    
29. All exit doors shall be available for exit during the whole time the public are on the premises and shall be thrown open at the end of each performance for the exit of the audience.
    
    
30. Curtains shall be adequately supported. They shall not be hung across gangways or over stairways; where hung over doorways or across corridors they shall be so arranged as to draw easily from the centre and slide freely; and be so hung that they are clear of the floor.
    
    
31. All doors used as entrance or exits or emergency exits if fastened during the time the public are on the premises shall during such time be secured only by automatic fastenings of an approved design which will operate when pressed in the direction of exit. Instructions on how to operate the fastening shall be displayed in conspicuous position on the door.
    
    
32. Doors in external courts and passageways which open inwards, and all collapsible gates, rollers and sliding shutters shall, while the public are on the premises, be locked in a fully open position in such a way that a key is required to release them. The key shall be kept in a place available only to authorised persons. Near to such doors, gates and shutters there shall be placed a notice bearing the words “THIS GATE MUST BE KEPT OPEN AND LOCKED IN THAT POSITION WHENEVER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ON THE PREMISES”. The lettering of this notice shall be at least 16 mm (five-eighths of an inch) high.
    
    
33. a) All doors approved by the Council for the purposes of egress from the premises shall be clearly indicated by a sign, conspicuously placed bearing the words “EXIT”. Each letter shall be not less than 127 mm (5 inches) high in white on a green background.
    
    
34. b) All other doors or openings leading from the auditorium and any passage or corridor leading to a dead end or to such places as are unsafe or unsuitable for the purpose of egress shall be indicated by the words “NO THOROUGHFARE” in letters of a red colour on a white background, the words “NO” in 178 mm (7 inch) letters being superimposed on the word THOROUGHFARE in 102 mm (4 inch) letters, and shall be illuminated by the safety lighting.
    
    
35. No motor vehicle shall be parked in such a way so as to interfere with free use of exits or exitways nor in such a way as to be within 3.1 m (10 feet) of any such exit or exitway.
    
    
36. Where access to voids of roofs or tiers is provided for, such access shall be by way of a single fire-resisting door and the roof space shall not be used for storage, neither shall the space in tiers be used unless completely separated from the remainder of the premises by fire-resisting material to the satisfaction of the Council.
    
    
37. Neither the stage not the space below the stage shall be used for the storage of combustible materials.
    
    
38. a) All scenery, wings, sky-borders, cloths, draperies, gauze cloths, floral decorations, properties, curtains or other materials, whether on the stage or in the auditorium or any other part of the building must be rendered and maintained flame-resisting.
    
    b) Cotton wool or other highly inflammable materials shall not be used for decoration of any description unless they have been rendered flame-resisting and are maintained in that condition.
    
    c) Smoking shall be prohibited within the stage risk.
    
    
39. The electrical intake enclosures shall be used exclusively for the purpose for which they are provided.
    
    
40. Electric accumulators shall in all cases be adequately ventilated and unless installed in rooms or compartments specially reserved therefore shall be completely enclosed together with the terminals in substantial enclosures constructed of, or lined with, insulating and fire-resisting material.
    
    
41. Lampshades or lanterns and discs or screens shall be of non-inflammable materials.
    
    
42. The gas meter enclosure shall be adequately ventilated and used exclusively for the purpose for which it is provided.
    
    
43. a) Gas burners shall be guarded by wire guards or glass globes or other efficient means and shall be protected against draught to the satisfaction of the Council. Fittings and accessories liable to interference or damage shall be protected to the satisfaction of the Council.
    
    b) When gas burners are fixed within 1.219 m (4 feet) of a combustible ceiling they shall be fitted with guards or diffusers, arranged to deflect heat from the ceiling.
    
    c) Liquid petroleum gas cylinders shall not be used or stored within the premises.
    
    
44. Ovens, geysers, gas rings, or other gas appliances shall not be installed except in positions specially approved for the purpose by the Council. If installed they shall be mounted upon approved incombustible material and shall be connected to the supply by rigid piping. Rubber or soft metal tubing shall not be used.
    
    
45. All fuel stored in the stokehole shall be separated from the boiler by a retaining wall of fire-resisting material.
    
    
46. An efficient means of ventilation shall be used continuously during the whole time the public are on the premises.
    
    
47. The fresh air intake shall not be adjacent to any stokehole nor shall it be situated on the side of a building abutting a car park or any premises forming a serious fire or smoke risk, nor shall refuse containers or combustible materials be placed or stored near such intakes.
    
    
48. No rubbish, or combustible material shall be allowed to accumulate in the operating enclosure.
    
    
49. Electric lights in the enclosure and the rewind room shall be protected with well-glasses.
    
    
50. Except with the consent of the Council alternative means of egress shall be provided for the enclosure suite.
    
    
51. a) Such fire fighting equipment as the Council may consider necessary shall be provided and maintained ready for instant use in parts of the premises considered necessary. All hand extinguishers and fire buckets shall be supported on brackets with the base approximately 1.066 m (3 feet 6 inches) above floor level. The buckets shall be marked “Fire Bucket” and shall not be removed except for replenishment or in case of fire.
    
    b) Portable fire extinguishers shall be examined at least once annually and tested by a British Approval of Fire Equipment registered engineer in accordance with clauses 8 and 9 of the BS Code of Practice 5306 Part 3 1985.
    
    c) Hose reels shall be tested at least once annually to ensure they are in good working order and will provide a satisfactory jet of water.
    
    d) Where premises are required by the Council to install a fire warning system, such system should be installed, and thereafter inspected once a month.
    
    e) The results of such examinations, tests and inspections referred to in paragraph (b) (c) and (d) above shall be recorded in the log book.
    
    
52. Dry fire drill shall be held at least once per fortnight under the direction of the licensee or responsible person appointed in accordance with conditions 63 (b) below and a record of such drill shall be entered in the log book, which shall be kept as described in Condition 52 below.
    
    
53. a) A log book shall be kept on all premises, in which shall be entered (1) particulars of any unusual occurrences such as breakdown of lighting services or water supply of the building, and every inspection or test of fire and other emergency equipment, (2) particulars of any fire drills carried out, (3) particulars of any outbreak of fire, however small, (4) such other information as is required to be recorded by a condition of this licence.
    
    b) The book shall be kept available and be produced for inspection when required by any duly authorised Officer of the Council.
    
    Where an exchange telephone connection is installed, it shall be placed so that messages may be sent out of hearing of members of the public.
    
    
54. Information of any outbreak of fire, however slight, shall at once be communicated to the Nottinghamshire Fire Service.
    
    
55. Any person authorised by the Council shall at all reasonable times have access to every part of the said premises and be entitled to inspect the whole of the installation and appliances.
    
    
56. The rules and conditions, together with the name and address of the licensee, shall always be kept posted in some conspicuous place so that all persons entering the licensed premises may be acquainted with them.
    
    
57. The water closets and urinals provided for the use of the public or staff shall at all times be kept in a good state of repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
    
    
58. The licensee shall be responsible for any breach or disregard of any of these conditions.
    
    
59. The licensee shall if at any time required to do so in writing by the Council engage at his own expense a suitably qualified person to conduct an inspection of the ceiling of the auditorium and to submit a report to the Corporate Director City Development. In order to facilitate this condition, the licensee shall give at least seven days clear notice in writing to the Corporate Director City Development before carrying out any works of redecoration of the erection of scaffolding in the auditorium. The licensee shall give at least 48 hours notice in writing to the Corporate Director City Development before an inspection as required by this condition is carried out and shall permit a technical officer acting on behalf of the Council to be present.
    
    
60. a) All attendants on duty to assist persons entering or leaving the auditorium shall wear distinctive clothing.
    
    b) The attendants referred to in (a) above shall exclude cashiers and other staff whose normal duties are other than the assistance of persons entering or leaving the auditorium.
    
    
61. All film cutting shall be placed in a metal box with a close-fitting self-closing lid. Such box shall normally be kept in the re-winding room.
    
    
62. The electrical installation generally shall comply with the Regulations for the time being in force of the Institution of Electrical Engineers for the electrical installation of buildings.
    
    
63. a) Where, in regulation made by Secretary of State, the licensee or members of staff are required to be instructed in the protection of the premises from fire, the use of the fire appliances provided, the method of summoning the fire brigade or the action to be taken in the event of fire or other emergency, such persons shall be instructed to the satisfaction of the Council.
    
    b) At least one member of staff who has been instructed in accordance with condition (a) above, apart from the licensee and the operator(s) shall be kept free from work which will take him away from the building or otherwise prevent him from being immediately available in the event of danger or an alarm of fire.
    
    
64. Alternative or additions, whether permanent or temporary, to the structure, electrical, heating, ventilating, mechanical, or other installations, or the seating, gangways or other arrangements shall not be made except with the consent of the Council and in accordance with the conditions of that consent. Notice in writing shall be given to the Council of any proposed alteration or addition to be made, and shall be accompanied by full details and, if necessary, by drawings in duplicate. The work shall not be commenced until the consent of the Council has been obtained.
    
    
65. The regulations made by the Secretary of State under the Cinemas Act shall be carried out. In the event of any failure on the part of the licensee to carry out the Regulations of the Secretary of State made under the Act or these conditions, or of the building becoming otherwise unsafe or any material alteration being made in the building or enclosure without the consent of the Council, the licence may be revoked by the licensing authority.
    
    
66. Where, in any condition attached to this licence, the consent or permission of the Council or notice is required to be given to the Council, such consent, permission, or notice shall not be deemed to be given unless given in writing.
    
    
67. No films in the “RESTRICTED” (18)” category, or any unclassified films which would if shown result in the premises being regarded as a sex cinema as defined in the 3rd Schedule of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, shall be exhibited except in a cinema operating as a club and in accordance with the licence conditions attached to that licence.
    
    Special conditions for children's film exhibitions
    
    No child shall be permitted to be in the front row of a balcony unless the child is accompanied by and in the charge of a person who appears to have attained the age of 16 years.
    
    
68. This licence and consent may at any time be revoked by the Council (by Notice signed by the Corporate Director City Development and addressed to the licensee and served on him or left for him at the said premises) in case of breach of or non-compliance with the conditions of the licence or consent.
    
    N.B. The attention of the licensee is directed to the provisions of Section 12, Sub-Section (1) and (2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, which provides as follows:
    
    (1) Where there is provided in any building an entertainment for children, or an entertainment at which the majority of persons attending are children then, if, the number of children attending the entertainment exceeds one hundred, it shall be the duty of the person providing the entertainment to station and keep stationed wherever necessary a sufficient number of adult attendants, properly instructed as to their duties to prevent more children or other persons being admitted to the building, or to any part thereof, than the building or any part thereof can properly accommodate and to control the movement of the children and other persons admitted while entering and leaving the building or any part thereof, and to take all other reasonable precautions for the safety of the children.
    
    (2) Where the occupier of a building permits, for hire or reward, the building to be used for the purpose of an entertainment he shall take all reasonable steps to secure the observance of the provisions of this section.

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Licence conditions for cinema clubs promoted for private gain

1. There shall be fixed, and kept up, on some conspicuous place on the door or entrance of the said premises hereby licensed and used for the purposes aforesaid, an inscription in large capital letters in the words following: LICENSED CINEMA CLUB - no persons under 18 years of age admitted.
   
   
2. The said premises shall not be open for the said purposes except between 10.00 am and 11.00 pm unless special permission be given by the Council.
   
   
3. The said premises hereby licensed shall not be opened for the purposes aforesaid on Good Friday or Christmas Day, unless special permission be given by the said Council (See condition (16) below as to opening of the said premises on Sundays).
   
   
4. Peace and good order to the satisfaction of the said Council shall at all times be maintained on the said premises.
   
   
5. The licensed premises shall at all times be used as a club in accordance with the following conditions and conditions 6(a) - 6(k) shall be included in the membership rules.
   
   
6. a) Only members and their guests shall attend exhibitions of films.
   
   b) Membership shall be open to persons of both sexes of not less than 18 years of age. Applications for membership, including both name and address, shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and, if deemed necessary, by the proprietors. Such applications shall provide satisfactory references and proof of age.
   
   c) No person shall be admitted to membership until the expiration of at least 48 hours after such written application has been approved by, or on behalf of, the proprietors.
   
   d) Members shall be entitled on any one day to bring not more than one quest to accompany the member and the name of the quest shall be entered in the visitors book and countersigned by the member.
   
   e) Tickets shall be sold only to members on the production of a membership card, and neither membership tickets or guest tickets shall be transferable to any other person.
   
   f) Membership cards shall be personal to the member and shall not be transferable to any other person.
   
   g) No member shall introduce as a guest any person under the age of 18 or any persons whose application for membership has been refused, and proof of identity, or of age, or of any particulars of any guest shall be produced by any member or guest if demanded by the proprietors.
   
   h) An annual subscription shall be fixed for the club and shall run for 12 months from the date of registration.
   
   i) A subscription may not entitle the club member to attend other clubs under the same management.
   
   j) On admission a member shall be bound by the rules of the club and membership may be terminated by the proprietors in the event of a member not complying with these rules.
   
   k) No intoxicating drinks shall be consumed, supplied or sold on the licensed premises.
   
   
7. All registers of members and visitors books shall be available for immediate inspection by a duly authorised officer of the said Council during any performance, or at any other reasonable time.
   
   
8. No club may operate in a multi-screen complex whilst persons under the age of 18 are being admitted to any performance given in that complex.
   
   
9. An exception may be made to the above condition only if the cinema club and all facilities adjacent thereto, including foyers, lavatories and refreshment areas, are wholly segregated and accessible only through a separate entrance and box office.
   
   
10. No persons under 18 years of age shall be employed in any capacity on the licensed premises.
    
    
11. For the purpose of this licence “film” means any exhibition of moving pictures produced otherwise than by the simultaneous reception and exhibition of television programmes broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation or the Independent Broadcasting Authority or distributed by a system licensed by the Secretary of State under Section 89 of the Post Office Act 1969.
    
    
12. Front of house advertising for films will include no pictorial material or other information about the names of performers or the plot. Newspaper advertisements will be limited to the inclusion of the titles of such films in the film listings column together with the category in which the film has been passed for exhibition, if any.
    
    
13. Where the said Council have given notice in writing to the licensee of the premises objecting to an advertisement on the ground that, if displayed, it would offend against good taste or decency or be likely to encourage or incite to crime or to lead to disorder or to be offensive to public feeling that advertisement shall not be displayed at the premises except with the consent in writing of the said Council.
    
    
14. Where the said Council have given notice in writing to the licensee of the premises prohibiting the exhibition of a film on the ground that it contains matter which, if exhibited would offend against good taste or decency or would be likely to encourage or incite to crime or to lead to disorder or to be offensive to public feeling, that film shall not be exhibited in the premises except with the consent in writing of the said Council.
    
    
15. No poster, advertisement, sketch, synopsis, or programme of a film shall be displayed, sold or supplied, either inside or outside the premises, which is likely to be injurious to morality, or to encourage, or incite crime, or lead to disorder or to be offensive to public feeling, or which contains any offensive representation of living persons.
    
    
16. The opening of the said premises on Sundays is permitted from 10.00 am until 11.00 pm subject to the conditions contained in this licence, Section 9 of the Cinemas Act 1985, and the conditions imposed from time to time by resolution of the said Council. The grant of permission to open on Sundays shall be liable to be withdrawn in the event of any contravention of the conditions imposed by resolution of the said Council or of the provisions of the Cinemas Act 1985, by the Licensee.
    
    
17. Staircases and passages leading to the exits shall, during the presence of the public in the building, be kept entirely free from obstruction so as to facilitate egress and ingress and no person or persons shall be allowed to stand or congregate therein.
    
    
18. The seats shall be arranged in accordance with plans approved by the Council.
    
    
19. Guard rails not less than 1.066m (3 feet 6 inches) above the floor level shall be provided on the resters at the foot of the gangways in circles and galleries, or areas where the incline of the gangway exceeds 15 degrees. The resters themselves shall not be less than 762mm (2 feet 6 inches) in height from floor level.
    
    
20. Boxes shall not be used by the public when the premises are being used for film exhibitions.
    
    
21. All gangways and exit ways and the treads of steps and stairways shall be maintained with non-slippery surfaces.
    
    
22. The edges of the treads of steps and stairways shall be made conspicuous.
    
    
23. Drugget, matting, crumb cloths and other floor coverings, shall be secured and maintained so that they will not ruck or in any way be a source of danger.
    
    
24. Special care shall be taken to ensure that the means of escape provided for all persons on the premises are at all times maintained unobstructed and immediately available.
    
    
25. Notices and signs (and pointers) indicating the way out of the premises shall be provided as the said Council may consider necessary.
    
    
26. All exit doors shall be available for exit during the whole time the public are on the premises and shall be thrown open at the end of each performance for the exit of the audience.
    
    
27. Curtains shall be adequately supported. They shall not be hung across gangways or over stairways; where hung over doorways or across corridors they shall be so arranged as to draw easily from the centre and slide freely, and be so hung that they are clear of the floor.
    
    
28. All doors used as entrances or exits or emergency exits if fastened during the time that the public are on the premises shall during such time be secured only by automatic fastenings of an approved design which will operate when pressed in the direction of exit. Instructions on how to operate the fastening shall be displayed in a conspicuous position on the door.
    
    
29. Doors in external courts and passageways, which open inwards, and all collapsible gates, rollers and sliding shutters shall, while the public are on the premises, be locked in the fully open position, in such a way that a key is required to release them. The key shall be kept in a place available only to authorised persons. Near to such doors, gates and shutters there shall be placed a notice bearing the words “THIS GATE MUST BE KEPT OPEN AND LOCKED IN THAT POSITION WHENEVER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ON THE PREMISES”. The lettering of this notice shall be at least 16mm (five-eighths of an inch) high.
    
    
30. a) All doors approved by the said Council for the purpose of egress from the premises shall be clearly indicated by a sign, conspicuously placed bearing the word “Exit”. Each letter shall be not less than 127mm (5 inches) high in a green colour on a white background.
    
    b) All other doors or openings leading from the auditorium and any passage or corridor leading to a dead end or to such places as are unsafe or unsuitable for the purpose of egress shall be indicated by the words “No thoroughfare” in letters of a red colour on a white background, the word NO in 178mm (7 inch) letters being superimposes on the word THOROUGHFARE in 102mm (4 inch) letters, and shall be illuminated by the safety lighting.
    
    
31. No motor vehicle shall be parked in such a way as to interfere with free use of exits or exitways nor in such a way as to be within 3.1m (10 feet) of any such exit or exitway.
    
    
32. Where access to voids of roof or tiers is provided for, such access shall be by way of a single fire-resisting door and the roof space shall not be used for storage, neither shall the space in tiers be used unless completely separated from the remainder of the premises by fire-resisting material to the satisfaction of the said Council.
    
    
33. Neither the stage not the space below the stage shall be used for the storage of combustible materials.
    
    
34. a) All scenery, wings, sky-borders, cloths, draperies, gauze cloths, floral decorations, properties, curtains or other materials, whether on the stage or in the auditorium or any other part of the building must be rendered and maintained flame-resisting.
    
    b) Cotton wool or other highly inflammable materials shall not be used for decoration of any description unless they have been rendered flame-resisting and are maintained in that condition.
    
    c) Smoking shall be prohibited within the stage risk.
    
    
35. The electrical intake enclosures shall be used exclusively for the purpose for which they are provided.
    
    
36. Electric accumulators shall in all cases be adequately ventilated and unless installed in rooms or compartments specially reserved therefor shall be completely enclosed together with the terminals in substantial enclosures constructed of, or lined with, insulating and fire-resisting material.
    
    
37. Lampshades or lanterns and discs or screens shall be of non-inflammable materials.
    
    
38. The gas meter enclosure shall be adequately ventilated and used exclusively for the purpose for which it is provided.
    
    
39. a) Gas burners shall be guarded by wire guards or glass globes or other efficient means and shall be protected against draught to the satisfaction of the said Council. Fittings and accessories liable to interference or damage shall be protected to the satisfaction of the said Council.
    
    b) When gas burners are fixed within 1.219m (4 feet) of a combustible ceiling, they shall be fitted with guards or diffusers, arranged to deflect the heat from the ceiling.
    
    c) Liquid petroleum gas cylinders shall not be used or stored within the premises.
    
    
40. Ovens, geysers, gas rings, or other gas appliances shall not be installed except in positions specially approved for the purpose by the said Council. If installed they shall be mounted upon approved incombustible material and shall be connected to the supply by rigid piping. Rubber or soft metal tubing shall not be used.
    
    
41. All fuel stored in the stokehouse shall be separated from the boiler by a retaining wall of fire-resisting material.
    
    
42. An efficient means of ventilation shall be used continuously during the whole of the time that the public are on the premises.
    
    
43. The fresh air intake shall not be adjacent to any stokehole nor shall it be situated on that side of the building abutting on a car park or any premises forming a serious fire or smoke risk, nor shall refuse containers or combustible materials be placed or stored near such intakes.
    
    No rubbish, or combustible material shall be allowed to accumulate in the operating enclosure.
    
    
44. The electric lights in the enclosure and the rewind room shall be protected with well-glasses.
    
    
45. Except with the consent of the said Council alternative means of egress shall be provided for the enclosure suite.
    
    
46. a) Such fire fighting equipment as the said Council may consider necessary shall be provided and maintained ready for instant use in such parts of the premises as may be considered necessary. All hand extinguishers and fire buckets shall be supported on brackets with the base approximately 1.066m (3 feet 6 inches) above floor level. The buckets shall be marked “Fire Bucket” and shall not be removed except for replenishment or in case of fire.
    
    b) Portable fire extinguishers shall be examined at least once annually and tested, by a competent person, in accordance with British Standard Code of Practice CP 402 : Part 3 : 1964.
    
    c) Hose reels shall be tested at least once annually to ensure that they are in good working order and will produce a satisfactory jet of water.
    
    d) Where premises are required by the Council to install a fire warning system, such system should be installed, and thereafter inspected once a month.
    
    e) The results of such examinations, tests and inspections referred to in paragraphs (b) (c) and (d) above shall be recorded in the log book.
    
    
47. Dry fire drill shall be held at least once per fortnight under the direction of the licensee or the responsible person appointed in accordance with Condition 60(b) below and a record of such drill shall be entered in the log book, which book shall be kept as described in Condition 49 below.
    
    
48. a) A log book shall be kept upon all premises in which shall be entered (1) particulars of any unusual occurrences such as breakdown of lighting services or of the water supply of the building, and of every inspection or test of fire and other emergency equipment, (2) particulars of any fire drills carried out, (3) particulars of any outbreak of fire, however small, (4) such other information as is required to be recorded by a Condition of This Licence.
    
    b) The book shall be kept available and be produced for inspection when required by any duly authorised Officer of the said Council.
    
    
49. Where an exchange telephone connection is installed it shall be so placed that messages may be sent out of the hearing of members of the public.
    
    
50. Information of any outbreak of fire, however slight, shall at once be communicated to the Nottinghamshire Fire Service.
    
    
51. Any person authorised by the Council shall at all reasonable times have access to every part of the said premises and be entitled to inspect the whole of the installations and appliances.
    
    
52. The rules and conditions, together with the name and address of the licensee, shall be kept always posted in some conspicuous place so that all persons entering the licensed premises may be acquainted with them.
    
    
53. The water closets and urinals provided for the use of the public or staff shall at all times be kept in a good state of repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
    
    
54. The licensee shall be responsible for any breach, or disregard, of any of the conditions herein contained.
    
    
55. The licensee shall if at any time required so to do in writing by the Council engage at his own expense a suitably qualified person to conduct an inspection of the ceiling of the auditorium and to submit a report thereon to the Corporate Director City Development. With a view to facilitating the operation of this condition the licensee shall give at least seven days clear notice in writing to the Corporate Director City Development before carrying out any works of redecoration or the erection of scaffolding in the auditorium. The licensee shall give at least 48 hours notice in writing to the Corporate Director City Development before an inspection as required by this condition is carried out and shall permit a technical officer acting on behalf of the said Council to be present thereat.
    
    
56. a) All attendants on duty to assist persons entering or leaving the auditorium shall wear distinctive clothing.
    
    
57. b) The attendants referred to in (a) above shall exclude cashiers and other staff whose normal duties are other than the assistance of persons entering or leaving the auditorium.
    
    
58. All film cuttings shall be placed in a metal box with a close-fitting self-closing lid. Such box shall normally be kept in the re-winding room.
    
    
59. The electrical installation generally shall comply with the Regulations for the time being in force of the institution of Electrical engineers for the electrical installation of buildings.
    
    
60. a) Where, in Regulations made by the Secretary of State, the licensee or members of the staff are required to be instructed in the protection of the premises from fire, the use of the fire appliances provided, the method of summoning the fire brigade or the action to be taken in the event of fire or other emergency, such persons shall be instructed to the satisfaction of the Council.
    
    
61. b) At least one member of the staff who has been instructed in accordance with condition (a) above, apart from the Licensee and the operator(s) shall be kept free from work which will take him away from the building or otherwise prevent him from being immediately available in the event of danger or an alarm of fire.
    
    
62. Alterations or additions, whether permanent or temporary, to the structure, electrical, heating, ventilating, mechanical, or other installations, or the seating, gangways or other arrangements shall not be made except with the consent of the said Council and in accordance with the conditions of such consent. notice in writing shall be given to the said Council of any alteration or addition proposed to be made, and such notice shall be accompanied by full details and, if necessary, by drawings in duplicate. The work shall not be commenced until the consent of the said Council has been obtained.
    
    
63. The regulations made by the Secretary of State under the Cinemas Act shall be carried out. In the event of any failure on the part of the licensee to carry out the Regulations for the time being of the secretary of State made under the said Act or of the conditions herein contained, or of the building becoming otherwise unsafe or of any material alteration being made in the building or enclosure without the consent of the said Council, the licence may be revoked by the licensing authority.
    
    
64. Where, in any Condition attached to this Licence, the consent or permission of the said Council or notice is required to be given to the said Council, such consent, permission, or notice shall not be deemed to be given unless given in writing.
    
    
65. This Licence and Consent may at any time be revoked by the Council (by Notice signed by the Corporate Director City Development and addressed to the licensee and served on him or left for him at the said premises) in case of breach of or non-compliance with the conditions of this Licence or Consent or any of them.