Promulgating Body and Approving Bodies | |||
Preface to the English Edition | |||
Scope and Interpretation of the Laws | |||
CHAPTER I - Definitions | |||
CHAPTER II - Preliminaries | |||
Law 1 - The Pack - Rank of Cards and Suits | |||
Law 2 - The Duplicate Boards | |||
Law 3 - Arrangement of Tables | |||
Law 4 - Partnerships | |||
Law 5 - Assignment of Seats | |||
CHAPTER III - Preparation and Progression | |||
Law 6 - The Shuffle and Deal | |||
Law 7 - Control of Board and Cards | |||
Law 8 - Sequence of Rounds | |||
CHAPTER IV - General Laws Governing Irregularities | |||
Law 9 - Procedure Following an Irregularity | |||
Law 10 - Assessment of a Penalty | |||
Law 11 - Forfeiture of the Right to Penalise | |||
Law 12 - Director's Discretionary Powers | |||
Law 13 - Incorrect Number of Cards | |||
Law 14 - Missing Card | |||
Law 15 - Play of a Wrong Board | |||
Law 16 - Unauthorised Information | |||
CHAPTER V - The Auction | |||
PART I - Correct Procedure | |||
SECTION ONE - Auction Period | |||
Law 17 - Duration of the Auction | |||
Law 18 - Bids | |||
Law 19 - Doubles and Redoubles | |||
Law 20 - Review and Explanation of Calls | |||
Law 21 - Call Based on Misinformation | |||
SECTION TWO - Auction Has Ended | |||
Law 22 - Procedure After the Auction Has Ended | |||
PART II - Irregularities in Procedure | |||
Law 23 - Damaging Enforced Pass | |||
SECTION ONE - Exposed Card, Auction Period | |||
Law 24 - Card Exposed or Led during Auction | |||
SECTION TWO - Changes of Calls | |||
Law 25 - Legal and Illegal Changes of Call | |||
Law 26 - Call Withdrawn, Lead Penalties | |||
SECTION THREE - Insufficient Bid | |||
Law 27 - Insufficient Bid | |||
SECTION FOUR - Call out of Rotation | |||
Law 28 - Calls Considered to Be in Rotation | |||
Law 29 - Procedure after a Call out of Rotation | |||
Law 30 - Pass out of Rotation | |||
Law 31 - Bid out of Rotation | |||
Law 32 - Double or Redouble out of Rotation | |||
Law 33 - Simultaneous Calls | |||
Law 34 - Retention of Right to Call | |||
Law 35 - Inadmissible Call Condoned | |||
SECTION FIVE - Inadmissible Calls | |||
Law 36 - Inadmissible Double or Redouble | |||
Law 37 - Action Violating Obligation to Pass | |||
Law 38 - Bid of More Than Seven | |||
Law 39 - Call after Final Pass | |||
SECTION SIX - Conventions and Agreements | |||
Law 40 - Partnership Understandings | |||
CHAPTER VI - The Play | |||
PART I - Procedure | |||
SECTION ONE - Correct Procedure | |||
Law 41 - Commencement of Play | |||
Law 42 - Dummy's Rights | |||
Law 43 - Dummy's Limitations | |||
Law 44 - Sequence and Procedure of Play | |||
Law 45 - Card Played | |||
SECTION TWO - Irregularities in Procedure | |||
Law 46 - Incomplete or Erroneous Call of Card from Dummy | |||
Law 47 - Retraction of Card Played | |||
PART II - Penalty Card | |||
Law 48 - Exposure of Declarer's Cards | |||
Law 49 - Exposure of a Defender's Cards | |||
Law 50 - Disposition of Penalty Card | |||
Law 51 - Two or More Penalty Cards | |||
Law 52 - Failure to Lead or Play a Penalty Card | |||
PART III - Irregular Leads and Plays | |||
SECTION ONE - Lead out of Turn | |||
Law 53 - Lead out of Turn Accepted | |||
Law 54 - Faced Opening Lead out of Turn | |||
Law 55 - Declarer's Lead out of Turn | |||
Law 56 - Defender's Lead out of Turn | |||
SECTION TWO - Other Irregular Leads and Plays | |||
Law 57 - Premature Lead or Play by Defender | |||
Law 58 - Simultaneous Leads or Plays | |||
Law 59 - Inability to Lead or Play as Required | |||
Law 60 - Play after an Illegal Play | |||
SECTION THREE - The Revoke | |||
Law 61 - Failure to Follow Suit - Inquiries Concerning a Revoke | |||
Law 62 - Correction of a Revoke | |||
Law 63 - Establishment of a Revoke | |||
Law 64 - Procedure after Establishment of a Revoke | |||
PART IV - Tricks | |||
Law 65 - Arrangement of Tricks | |||
Law 66 - Inspection of Tricks | |||
Law 67 - Defective Trick | |||
PART V - Claims and Concessions | |||
Law 68 - Claim or Concession of Tricks | |||
Law 69 - Acquiescence in Claim or Concession | |||
Law 70 - Contested Claims | |||
Law 71 - Concession Cancelled | |||
CHAPTER VII - Proprieties | |||
Law 72 - General Principles | |||
Law 73 - Communication between Partners | |||
Law 74 - Conduct and Etiquette | |||
Law 75 - Partnership Agreements | |||
Law 76 - Spectators | |||
CHAPTER VIII - The Score | |||
Law 77 - Duplicate Bridge Scoring Table | |||
Law 78 - Methods of Scoring | |||
Law 79 - Tricks Won | |||
CHAPTER IX - Tournament Sponsorship | |||
Law 80 - Sponsoring Organisation | |||
CHAPTER X - Tournament Director | |||
SECTION ONE - Responsibilities | |||
Law 81 - Duties and Powers | |||
Law 82 - Rectification of Errors of Procedure | |||
Law 83 - Notification of the Right to Appeal | |||
SECTION TWO - Rulings | |||
Law 84 - Rulings on Agreed Facts | |||
Law 85 - Rulings on Disputed Facts | |||
SECTION THREE - Correction of Irregularities | |||
Law 86 - In Team Play | |||
Law 87 - Fouled Board | |||
SECTION FOUR - Penalties | |||
Law 88 - Award of Indemnity Points | |||
Law 89 - Penalties in Individual Events | |||
Law 90 - Procedural Penalties | |||
Law 91 - Penalise or Suspend | |||
CHAPTER XI - Appeals | |||
Law 92 - Right to Appeal | |||
Law 93 - Procedures of Appeal | |||
Index | |||
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