[ S.L.10.02 PUBLIC THEATRES 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 10.02 PUBLIC THEATRES REGULATIONS 26th July, 1899 GOVERNMENT NOTICE 26 of 1899, as amended by Government Notices: 243 of 1919, 87 of 1927 and 123 of 1944; GOVERNMENT NOTICE 335 of 1955; and GOVERNMENT NOTICE 418 of 1957, consolidated. Preliminary
- The title Regulations. of these Regulations is Public Theatres
- In these Regulations, “theatre” means any building licensed by the Commissioner of Police for the giving of public theatrical performances. Title. Interpretation. Added by: G.N. 123 of
- Licences
- The licence under article 201 of the Code of Police Laws shall not be granted unless the premises proposed to be used as a theatre or place of public entertainment are reported by the Chief Government Medical Officer to be satisfactory from a sanitary point of view. Granting of licence. Cap.
- 4.
(1)It shall be the duty of the licensee to keep every part of the premises used for any purpose as provided in regulation 2 in a good and proper state as regards ventilation, cleanliness and other conditions affecting heath. Duties of licensee.
(2)It shall be the duty of the licensee to furnish the auditorium with electric fans or other similar devices to the satisfaction of the Chief Government Medical Officer and to cause the same to be kept working at all necessary times. 5. The Chief Government Medical Officer, the Senior Health Officer, the medical officers of health and the sanitary inspectors shall have the right of entry at all times to any part of any such premises as aforesaid to ascertain whether the requirements of regulations 3 and 4 are being complied with. Right of entry. Observance of regulations 6.
(1)Smoking is forbidden in any part of a theatre not set apart for that purpose. Prohibitions.
(2)It is forbidden to cause annoyance to others during the performance by standing up, by unnecessary movement or noise, or in any other manner.
(3)No bouquets or other articles are to be thrown which, owing to their weight, size or form may injure, or annoy, any person, or damage any property.
(4)No one shall allow a dog into a theatre.
- All persons in the auditorium of a theatre are to have the head uncovered; but officers and men of the Armed Forces of Malta and of the Police Force, when in uniform and on duty, are not Head dress. 2 [ S.L.10.02 PUBLIC THEATRES required to remove their head dress except when they are seated in any part of the auditorium: Provided that the provisions of this regulation shall not apply to persons who, in accordance with their national custom, keep the head covered on all occasions. Directions as to seating.
- The directions of the regular employees of a theatre with regard to the occupation of seats, boxes, chairs or other accommodation are to be complied with. Infringement of regulations.
- Any person infringing the provisions of regulations 6, 7 or 8 of these Regulations shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishment established for contraventions, and may, after being warned to desist, be expelled from the theatre. Powers of the Police. Added by: G.N. 243 of
- It shall be lawful for any police officer, of a rank not below that of sub-inspector, whenever he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any of these Regulations has been, or is being, infringed by any of the occupants of a box, to order that the door of such box be kept open during the performance, or any part thereof, and any person disobeying such order shall be liable, on conviction, to the punishment established for contraventions, and may, after being warned to desist, be expelled from the theatre. Obstruction of gangways. Added by: G.N. 87 of
- 11.
(1)In the pit of every theatre there shall be provided gangways sufficient, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, to ensure the movements of the public in case of emergency and whenever the theatre is open to the public or is otherwise in use the gangways shall be kept clear.
(2)Any person obstructing the gangways by standing up or by the addition or occupation of seats therein or in any other manner infringing the provisions of sub-regulation
(1)of this regulation shall be liable to expulsion from the theatre in addition to the punishment laid down for contraventions. Seating accommodation Numbering of seats. Added by: G.N. 123 of
- Every seat in every theatre shall be marked with a number, and seats shall be so arranged that the numbers marked on them proceed in consecutive order beginning with number “1”; no duplication of numbers shall be allowed. Tickets. Added by: G.N. 123 of
- Every ticket issued by or on behalf of the licensee of the theatre in respect of any performance in the theatre shall have a number corresponding to that of the seat to be occupied by the holder of the ticket. Plan of seating accommodation. Added by: G.N. 123 of
- The licensee of every theatre shall put up by every booking office a plan showing the seating accommodation available in the theatre and the price payable in respect of each set of seats. Number of persons admitted. Added by: G.N. 123 of
- The number of persons admitted to any theatre shall in no case exceed the number of persons indicated in the licence issued by the Commissioner of Police. Closing time Closing time of theatres.
- Theatres shall close not later than twelve midnight; public dances may continue till 1a.m. PUBLIC THEATRES [ S.L.10.02 17.
(1)On application made to him, the Commissioner of Police may, in special cases, extend, at his discretion, the closing time specified in regulation 16 of these Regulations.
(2)The application referred to in sub-regulation
(1)of this regulation shall be made at least four days before the day in respect of which the extension of the closing time is applied for. Extension of closing time. 3