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Tournament
Director
SECTION ONE
RESPONSIBILITIES
LAW 81
- DUTIES AND POWERS
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Official Status |
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The
Director is the official representative of the sponsoring organisation.
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| B. |
Restrictions and Responsibilities |
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1. |
Technical Management
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The Director is
responsible for the technical management of the tournament. |
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2. |
Observance of
Laws and Regulations |
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The Director is
bound by these Laws and by supplementary regulations announced
by the sponsoring organisation. |
| C. |
Director's Duties
and Powers |
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The Director's duties
and powers normally include the following: |
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1. |
Assistants |
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to appoint assistants,
as required, to perform his duties. |
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2. |
Entries |
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to accept and list
entries. |
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3. |
Conditions of
Play |
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to
establish suitable conditions of play and to announce them to
the contestants. |
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4. |
Discipline |
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to maintain discipline
and to insure the orderly progress of the game. |
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5. |
Law |
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to administer and
interpret these Laws and to advise the players of their rights
and responsibilities thereunder. |
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6. |
Errors |
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to rectify an error
or irregularity of which he becomes aware in any manner, within
the correction period established in accordance with Law
79C. |
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7. |
Penalties |
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to assess penalties
when applicable. |
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8. |
Waiver of Penalties |
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to waive penalties
for cause, at his discretion, upon the request of the non-offending
side. |
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9. |
Disputes |
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to adjust disputes;
to refer a matter to the appropriate committee. |
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10. |
Scores |
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to collect
scores and tabulate results. |
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11. |
Reports |
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to report results
to the sponsoring organisation for official record. |
| D. |
Delegation
of Duties |
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The Director may
delegate any of the duties listed in "C' to assistants, but
he is not thereby relieved of responsibility for their correct
performance. |
LAW
82 - RECTIFICATION OF ERRORS OF PROCEDURE
| A. |
Director's
Duty |
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It is the duty of
the Director to rectify errors of procedure and to maintain
the progress of the game in a manner that is not contrary to
these Laws. |
| B. |
Rectification
of Error |
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To rectify an error
in procedure the Director may: |
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1. |
Award of Adjusted
Score |
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award an adjusted
score as permitted by these Laws. |
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2. |
Specify Time |
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of Play require
or postpone the play of a board. |
| C. |
Director's
Error |
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If the Director
has given a ruling that he or the Chief Director subsequently
determines to be incorrect, and if no rectification will allow
the board to be scored normally, he shall award an adjusted
score, considering both sides as non-offending for that purpose. |
LAW 83
- NOTIFICATION OF THE RIGHT TO APPEAL
If the Director believes that a
review of his decision on a point of fact or exercise of his discretionary
power might be in order (as when he awards an adjusted score under
Law 12), he shall advise a
contestant of his right to appeal or may refer the matter to an
appropriate committee.
SECTION
TWO
RULINGS
LAW 84
- RULINGS ON AGREED FACTS
| When the Director
is called to rule on a point of law or regulation in which the
facts are agreed upon, he shall rule as follows: |
| A. |
No Penalty |
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If no penalty is prescribed
by law, and there is no occasion for him to exercise his discretionary
powers, he directs the players to proceed with the auction or
play. |
| B. |
Penalty under Law |
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If a case is clearly covered
by a Law that specifies a penalty for the irregularity, he assesses
that penalty and sees that it is paid. |
| C. |
Player's Option |
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If a Law gives a player a choice
among penalties, the Director explains the options and sees
that a penalty is selected and paid. |
| D. |
Director's Option |
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If the Law gives the Director
a choice between a specified penalty and the award of an adjusted
score, he attempts to restore equity, resolving any doubtful
point in favour of the non-offending side. |
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Discretionary Penalty |
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If an irregularity has occurred
for which no penalty is provided by law, the Director awards
an adjusted score if there is even a reasonable possibility
that the non-offending side was damaged, notifying the offending
side of its right to appeal (see Law
81C9). |
LAW 85
- RULINGS ON DISPUTED FACTS
| When the Director
is called upon to rule on a point of law or regulation in which
the facts are not agreed upon, he shall proceed as follows: |
| A. |
Director's Assessment |
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If the Director is satisfied
that he has ascertained the facts, he rules as in Law
84. |
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Facts Not Determined |
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If the Director is unable to
determine the facts to his satisfaction, he shall make a ruling
that will permit play to continue, and notify the players of
their right to appeal. |
SECTION THREE
CORRECTION OF IRREGULARITIES
LAW 86
- IN TEAM PLAY
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Average Score at IMP Play |
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When the Director chooses to
award an artificial adjusted score of average plus or average
minus in IMP play, that score is plus 3 IMPs or minus 3 IMPs
respectively. |
| B. |
Non-balancing Adjustments,
Knockout Play |
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When the Director assigns non-balancing
adjusted scores (see Law 12C)
in knockout play, each contestant's score on the board is calculated
separately. The average of the two scores is then assigned to
both contestants. |
| C. |
Substitute Board |
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The Director shall not exercise
his Law 6 authority
to order one board redealt when the final result of a match
without that board could be known to a contestant. Instead,
he awards an adjusted score. |
LAW 87
- FOULED BOARD
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Definition |
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A board is considered to be
"fouled" if the Director determines that one or more cards were
misplaced in the board, in such manner that contestants who
should have had a direct score comparison did not play the board
in identical form. |
| B. |
Scoring the Fouled Board
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In scoring a fouled board the
Director determines as closely as possible which scores were
made on the board in its correct form, and which in the changed
form. He divides the score on that basis into two groups, and
rates each group separately as provided in the regulations of
the sponsoring organisation. In some forms of team contests,
the sponsoring organisation may prescribe a redeal (see Law
6). |
SECTION FOUR
PENALTIES
LAW 88
- AWARD OF INDEMNITY POINTS
In a pair or individual event, when
a non-offending contestant is required to take an artificial adjusted
score through no fault or choice of his own, such contestant shall
be awarded a minimum of 60% of the matchpoints available to him
on that board, or the percentage of matchpoints he earned on boards
actually played during the session if that percentage was greater
than 60%.
LAW 89
- PENALTIES IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
In individual events, the Director
shall enforce the penalty provisions of these Laws, and the provisions
requiring the award of adjusted scores, equally against both members
of the offending side, even though only one of them may be responsible
for the irregularity. But the Director, in awarding adjusted scores,
shall not assess procedural penalty points against the offender's
partner, if, in the Director's opinion, he is in no way responsible
for the violation.
LAW 90
- PROCEDURAL PENALTIES
| A. |
Director's
Authority |
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The Director, in
addition to enforcing the penalty provisions of these Laws,
may also assess penalties for any offence that unduly delays
or obstructs the game, inconveniences other contestants, violates
correct procedure, or requires the award of an adjusted score
at another table. |
| B. |
Offences Subject
to Penalty |
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Offences subject
to penalty include but are not limited to: |
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Tardiness |
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arrival of a contestant after
the specified starting time. |
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2. |
Slow Play |
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unduly slow play by a contestant. |
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3. |
Loud Discussion |
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discussion of the bidding, play
or result of a board, which may be overheard at another table. |
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4. |
Comparing Scores |
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unauthorised comparison of scores
with another contestant. |
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5. |
Touching Another's Cards |
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touching or handling of cards
belonging to another player (Law
7). |
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6. |
Misplacing Cards in Board |
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placing one or more cards in
an incorrect pocket of the board. |
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7. |
Errors in Procedure |
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errors in procedure (such as
failure to count cards in one's hand, playing the wrong board,
etc.) that require an adjusted score for any contestant. |
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8. |
Failure to Comply |
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failure to comply
promptly with tournament regulations or with any instruction
of the Director. |
LAW 91
- PENALISE OR SUSPEND
| A. |
Director's Power |
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In performing his duty to maintain
order and discipline, the Director is specifically empowered
to assess disciplinary penalties in points or to suspend a contestant
for the current session or any part thereof (the Director's
decision under this clause is final). |
| B. |
Right to Disqualify |
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The Director is specifically
empowered to disqualify a contestant for cause, subject to approval
by the Tournament Committee or sponsoring organisation. |
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