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Contents
International Code Laws of Duplicate Bridge - 2007
THE LAWS
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20
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40
50
60
70
80
90
1
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
2
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
3
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
4
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
6
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
7
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
8
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
9
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
Law
1
The pack — rank of cards and suits
Law
48
Exposure of declarer’s cards
Law
2
The duplicate boards
Law
49
Exposure of a defender’s cards
Law
3
Arrangement of tables
Law
50
Disposition of penalty card
Law
4
Partnerships
Law
51
Two or more penalty cards
Law
5
Assignment of seats
Law
52
Failure to lead or play a penalty card
Law
6
The shuffle and deal
Law
53
Lead out of turn accepted
Law
7
Control of board and cards
Law
54
Faced opening lead out of turn
Law
8
Sequence of rounds
Law
55
Declarer’s lead out of turn
Law
9
Procedure following an irregularity
Law
56
Defender’s lead out of turn
Law
10
Assessment of rectification
Law
57
Premature lead or play
Law
11
Forfeiture of the right to rectification
Law
58
Simultaneous leads or plays
Law
12
Director’s discretionary powers
Law
59
Inability to lead or play as required
Law
13
Incorrect number of cards
Law
60
Play after an illegal play
Law
14
Missing card
Law
61
Failure to follow suit - inquiries concerning a revoke
Law
15
Play of a wrong board
Law
62
Correction of a revoke
Law
16
Authorized and unauthorized information
Law
63
Establishment of a revoke
Law
17
The auction period
Law
64
Procedure after establishment of a revoke
Law
18
Bids
Law
65
Arrangement of tricks
Law
19
Doubles and redoubles
Law
66
Inspection of tricks
Law
20
Review and explanation of calls
Law
67
Defective trick
Law
21
Call based on misinformation
Law
68
Claim or concession of tricks
Law
22
Procedure after the auction has ended
Law
69
Agreed claim or concession
Law
23
Awareness of potential damage
Law
70
Contested claim or concession
Law
24
Card exposed or led prior to play period
Law
71
Concession cancelled
Law
25
Legal and illegal changes of call
Law
72
General principles
Law
26
Call withdrawn, lead penalties
Law
73
Communication
Law
27
Insufficient bid
Law
74
Conduct and etiquette
Law
28
Calls considered to be in rotation
Law
75
Mistaken explanation or mistaken call
Law
29
Procedure after a call out of rotation
Law
76
Spectators
Law
30
Pass out of rotation
Law
77
Duplicate bridge scoring table
Law
31
Bid out of rotation
Law
78
Methods of scoring and conditions of contest
Law
32
Double or redouble out of rotation
Law
79
Tricks won
Law
33
Simultaneous calls
Law
80
Regulation and organization
Law
34
Retention of right to call
Law
81
The director
Law
35
Inadmissible calls
Law
82
Rectification of errors of procedure
Law
36
Inadmissible doubles or redoubles
Law
83
Notification of the right to appeal
Law
37
Action violating obligation to pass
Law
84
Rulings on agreed facts
Law
38
Bid of more than seven
Law
85
Rulings on disputed facts
Law
39
Call after the final pass
Law
86
In team play or similar
Law
40
Partnership understandings
Law
87
Fouled board
Law
41
Commencement of play
Law
88
Award of indemnity points
Law
42
Dummy’s rights
Law
89
Rectification in individual events
Law
43
Dummy’s limitations
Law
90
Procedural penalties
Law
44
Sequence and procedure of play
Law
91
Penalise or suspend
Law
45
Card played
Law
92
Right to appeal
Law
46
Incomplete or erroneous call of a card from dummy
Law
93
Procedures of appeal
Law
47
Retraction of card played