The right to request or appeal a Director's ruling expires 30 minutes after the official score has been made available for inspection, unless the sponsoring organisation has specified a different time period.
An appeal shall not be heard unless both members of a pair (except in an individual contest),
or the captain of a team, concur in appealing. An absent member shall be deemed to concur.
The Chief Director shall hear and rule upon all appeals if there is no Tournament or Appeals
Committee, or when a committee cannot meet without disturbing the orderly progress of the
tournament.
The Chief Director shall hear and rule upon such part of the appeal as deals solely with the
Law or regulations. His ruling may be appealed to the committee.
2. All Other Appeals
The Chief Director shall refer all other appeals to the committee for adjudication.
3. Adjudication of Appeals
In adjudicating appeals the committee may exercise all powers assigned by these Laws to the
Director, except that the committee may not overrule the Director on a point of law or
regulations, or on exercise of his disciplinary powers. The committee may recommend to the
Director that he change his ruling.
Sponsoring organisations may establish penalties for appeals without merit.
