Ban on lighting from Thursday
Christchurch, given a dispensation i from the public-lighting restrictions during the Commonwealth Games, will soon join the rest of Xew Zealand in a semi-black-out.
From Thursday night, all lighting for advertising, floodlighting, decoration, and shop windows outside normal trading hours will be prohibited. Illuminated signs, unless 'they are essential for safety, ; security, or indicating directions, are also prohibited. 'Restaurants, for the purposes of the regulations, [have been classed as shops, Ibut they may have one sign I working to indicate that [they are open. Shops are limited to one ;sign from sunset to midinight. A reasonable amount lot lighting will be allowed
,[ for jewellers’ and chemists’ . i shops for security reasons, ’ and there are exemptions for ‘ ilights over safes and strongi ■ rooms, in car-yards, and ; mnder verandas. “The supply authorities ‘ will enforce the regulations, 5 and police them,” said the General Manager of the ’ Christchurch Municipal Elec- • tricity Department (Mr J. P. .■Shelley). “Though there are penal , provisions, we do not expect , to use them. The co-oper-i ation we received in similar t ! circumstances last year was very good. We found we •[only had to speak to those - committing breaches, or pert’haps explain requirements to I them.”
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33451, 5 February 1974, Page 1
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