Chapters and Laws CHAPTER I - DEFINITIONS CHAPTER II - PRELIMINARIES Law 1 - The Pack - Rank of Cards an Suits Law 2 - The Duplicate Boards Law 3 - Arrangements of Table Law 4 - Partnerships Law 5 - Assignment of Seats CHAPTER III - PREPARATION AND PROGRESSION Law 6 - The Shuffle and Deal Law 7 - Control of Boards and Cards Law 8 - Sequence of Rounds CHAPTER IV - GENERAL LAWS GOVERNING IRREGULARITIES Law 9 - Procedure Following an Irregularity Law 10 - Assessment of Penalty Law 11 - Forfeiture of the Right to Penalize 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 - Unauthorized Information CHAPTER V - THE AUCTION 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 Law 22 - Procedure after the Auction Has Ended Law 23 - Damaging Enforced Pass Law 24 - Card Exposed or Led During Auction Law 25 - Legal and Illegal Changes of Call Law 26 - Call Withdrawn, Lead Penalties Law 27 - Insufficient Bid Law 28 - Calls Considered to Be in Rotation Law 29 - Procedure after a Call out of Rotation Law 30 - Pass out of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 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 Law 40 - Partnership Understandings CHAPTER VI - THE PLAY 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 Law 46 - Incomplete or Erroneous Call of Card from Dummy Law 47 - Retraction of Card Played 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 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 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 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 Law 65 - Arrangement of Tricks Law 66 - Inspection of Tricks Law 67 - Defective Trick 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 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 Organization CHAPTER X - TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR Law 81 - Duties and Powers Law 82 - Rectification of Errors of Procedure Law 83 - Notification of the Right to Appeal Law 84 - Rulings on Agreed Facts Law 85 - Rulings on Disputed Facts Law 86 - In Team Play Law 87 - Fouled Board Law 88 - Award of Indemnity Points Law 89 - Penalties in Individual Events Law 90 - Procedural Penalties Law 91 - Penalize or Suspend CHAPTER XI - APPEALS Law 92 - Right to Appeal Law 93 - Procedures of Appeal

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