LAWS OF DUPLICATE CONTRACT BRIDGE 1997
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LAW
54		 FACED OPENING LEAD OUT OF TURN_

When an opening lead is faced out of turn, and offender’s partner leads face down, the director requires the face down lead to be retracted, and the following sections apply.
A. Declarer Spreads His Hand
After a faced opening lead out of turn, declarer may spread his hand; he becomes dummy, and dummy becomes declarer. If declarer begins to spread his hand, and in doing so exposes one or more cards, he must spread his entire hand.
B. Declarer Accepts Lead
When a defender faces the opening lead out of turn declarer may accept the irregular lead as provided in Law 53, and dummy is spread in accordance with Law 41.
1. Declarer Plays Second Card
The second card to the trick is played from declarer’s hand.
2. Dummy Has Played Second Card
If declarer plays the second card to the trick from dummy, dummy’s card may not be withdrawn except to correct a revoke.
C. Declarer Must Accept Lead
If declarer could have seen any of dummy’s cards (except cards that dummy may have exposed during the auction and that were subject to Law 24), he must accept the lead.
D. Declarer Refuses Opening Lead
When declarer requires the defender to retract his faced opening lead out of turn, Law 56 applies.



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