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Duplicate Bridge
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Contents

International Code Laws of Duplicate Bridge - 2007
THE LAWS
  10 20 30 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Law 26 Call withdrawn, lead penalties   Law 73 Communication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