(1) No person shall erect a temporary platform, seat, grandstand or other structure for the accommodation of persons attending a meeting service, procession or entertainment of any description whatsoever without a permit first had and obtained from the local authority.

(2) The application for such permit shall be in writing and signed by the person making it, and shall be accompanied by full details of such structure, including working-drawings and a certificate from a structural engineer, to the effect that such structure will safety support the loads which it is designed to bear if required by the local authority.