Article 1 These regulations are promulgated by TAIPEI CITY GOVERNMENT ("The Government") to control number of Persons accommodated in specific places in Taipei City, maintain public safety, enhance public interest and fulfill the regulations under Article 95-1 of Autonomous Regulation of Land Use Districts Control in Taipei City. Article 2 The competent authority of these regulations is the Government, with division of authority and responsibility as follows: 1. Department of Urban Development, Taipei City Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Dept. of Urban Development"): (1) Checks on record sheets for control number for Persons accommodated will be transferred and performed by Taipei City Fire Department (hereinafter referred to as the "Fire Department"), with cooperative enforcement of water or electricity supply suspension and handling on application for water or electricity supply restoration where the confirmations on original approval for usage and usage area and public safety checks are performed and any violation to these regulations is found. (2) Confirmation on land use districts and groups for specific places, and execution on dispositions from violation of Article 95-1 of Autonomous Regulation of Land Use Districts Control in Taipei City and Articles 79 and 80 of Urban Planning Act. 2. Department of Economic Development, Taipei City Government: Confirmation on business items for specific places and when commercial inspections are performed, if any violation to these regulations is found, record sheets for control number of Persons accommodated will be transferred to the Fire Department to be compiled. 3. Taipei City Police Department: Where a police raid is performed at a specific place, if any violation to these regulations is found, the raid record sheet will be transferred to the Fire Department for compilation, and maneuvers personnel on resolution should there be any obstructions upon checks by relevant authorities in specific profit-seeking places. 4. Fire Department of the Government: Approval, inspection and identification on number of Persons in specific places, compilation of inspection information to relevant authorities, and performance of field inspection by requesting relevant authorities when necessary. Article 3 The terms used in these regulations are as follows: 1. Specific places: refers to ballrooms, dance halls, pubs, bars, liquor stores (clubs), audio-visual singing places as well as department stores, supermarkets, and similar places utilizing a total floor area of over 5,000m2. 2. Persons accommodated: refers to the total number of customers, employees and other Persons on site. 3. Persons accommodated floor area: refers to total floor area actually used in specific places. Relevant architectural technologies and fireproof design terms listed in these regulations applies definitions of terms as used in architectural technologies regulations and Standard for Installation of Fire Safety Equipments Based on Use and Occupancy (hereinafter referred to as "Standard for Installation"). Article 4 Number of Persons accommodated in specific places shall be calculated as illustrated in the attachment. Where Article 157 of the Standard of Installations concerning refuge appliances is applied to a specific place, the refuge appliances shall be selected following the control number of Persons accommodated as approved under these regulations. Article 5 Business owners running specific places shall declare to the Fire Department for approval on control number of Persons accommodated; where the calculation basis for the approved control number of Persons accommodated has changed and therefore a recount for Persons accommodated needs to be made shall also be declared. For the aforementioned format of application form shall be determined by the Fire Department. Where the Fire Department receives the first application, a field inspection by requesting relevant authorities shall be made when necessary. Business owners running specific places shall formulate number of Persons accommodated control plan declare to the Fire Department for approval within a month and execute control measures according to the plan. The following content must be included in aforementioned plan: 1. The name and address of the specific place. 2. The number of Persons accommodated. 3. The controlling measures. 4. Other safety measures for number of Persons accommodated of the specific place. Article 6 Business owners running specific places shall install the sign for number of Persons accommodated and "Fully Occupied" signs at the obvious spots of the main business entrance and exit; the formats, characters of signs and contents shall be determined by the Fire Department. Article 7 Where the number of Persons accommodated reaches control number, Business owners running specific places shall perform control following the control number as marked on the sign of number of Persons accommodated and equip "Fully Occupied" sign on site to inform the consumers. Article 8 Where any of the following conditions occur on business owners running specific places, the Fire Department shall force the business to improve within a certain period; if the business had not made adequate corrections within the time allowed, business owners shall be punished in accordance with the Administrative Execution Act. 1. The owner fails to declare the control number of Persons accommodated. 2. The owner does not equip signs stating number of Persons accommodated and "Fully Occupied" signs. 3. Formats, characters or content on the signs of Persons accommodated and "Fully Occupied" sign does not meet the requirements. 4. Mislabeling of control number of Persons accommodated. 5. Business owners running specific places fail to formulate number of Persons accommodated control plan on time or fail to execute control measures according to the plan. Where the business owners fail to perform controls based on approved control number of Persons accommodated as stipulated by the Fire Department, a ban on its excessive use may be enforced in accordance with Article 95-1 of "Self-Governing Regulation on Land Control." Should the owner continues to violate, relevant enforcement following Articles 79 and 80 of the Urban Planning Act will be made, and a compulsory evacuation and ban on entry will be enforced promptly following Articles 32 and 36 of the Administrative Execution Act if necessary. Article 9 Where relevant authorities of the Government finds any violation to the first paragraph of the preceding article on any of the business owners running specific places, the authority may request improvement, and record the details of the improvement as well as the checkup on the record sheets before mailing to the Fire Department, where they shall handle such in accordance with the first paragraph of the preceding article. When the relevant authority of the Government finds business owners running specific places fail to control the number of Persons according to number of Persons accommodated, the authority may request for improvement, and record the details of the improvement as well as the checkup on the record sheets before mailing to Fire Department of the Government for compilation. The Fire Department shall make a sheet for delivery to Department of Urban Development of the Government for preparation of disciplinary citation. Article 10 Where the enforcement of water or electricity supply suspension at a specific place reaches 3 months, fines for violation has been paid up, and no violation of relevant regulations in these regulations is found, the business owner of the specific place may apply for restoration of water or electricity supply. Article 11 To maintain public safety, these regulations may be applied mutatis mutandis by competent authority after designation on indoor places with unusual crowds gathering on occasions such as exhibitions and performances. The authority will be in charge of the aforementioned designated places concerning the management over the number of persons accommodated; the Fire Department of Taipei City Government will be in charge where the specific places are without any authority for such. Article 12 These regulations are effective from the date of announcement.