| Promulgating Body and Approving Bodies | |||
| Preface to the English Edition | |||
| Scope and Interpretation of the Laws | |||
| CHAPTER I - Definitions | |||
| CHAPTER II - Preliminaries | |||
|
Law 1 - The Pack - Rank of Cards and Suits | |||
| Law 2 - The Duplicate Boards | |||
| Law 3 - Arrangement of Tables | |||
| Law 4 - Partnerships | |||
| Law 5 - Assignment of Seats | |||
| CHAPTER III - Preparation and Progression | |||
| Law 6 - The Shuffle and Deal | |||
| Law 7 - Control of Board and Cards | |||
| Law 8 - Sequence of Rounds | |||
| CHAPTER IV - General Laws Governing Irregularities | |||
| Law 9 - Procedure Following an Irregularity | |||
| Law 10 - Assessment of a Penalty | |||
| Law 11 - Forfeiture of the Right to Penalise | |||
| 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 - Unauthorised Information | |||
| CHAPTER V - The Auction | |||
| PART I - Correct Procedure | |||
| SECTION ONE - Auction Period | |||
| 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 | |||
| SECTION TWO - Auction Has Ended | |||
| Law 22 - Procedure After the Auction Has Ended | |||
| PART II - Irregularities in Procedure | |||
| Law 23 - Damaging Enforced Pass | |||
| SECTION ONE - Exposed Card, Auction Period | |||
| Law 24 - Card Exposed or Led during Auction | |||
| SECTION TWO - Changes of Calls | |||
| Law 25 - Legal and Illegal Changes of Call | |||
| Law 26 - Call Withdrawn, Lead Penalties | |||
| SECTION THREE - Insufficient Bid | |||
| Law 27 - Insufficient Bid | |||
| SECTION FOUR - Call out of Rotation | |||
| 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 | |||
| SECTION FIVE - Inadmissible Calls | |||
| 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 | |||
| SECTION SIX - Conventions and Agreements | |||
| Law 40 - Partnership Understandings | |||
| CHAPTER VI - The Play | |||
| PART I - Procedure | |||
| SECTION ONE - Correct Procedure | |||
| 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 | |||
| SECTION TWO - Irregularities in Procedure | |||
| Law 46 - Incomplete or Erroneous Call of Card from Dummy | |||
| Law 47 - Retraction of Card Played | |||
| PART II - Penalty Card | |||
| 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 | |||
| PART III - Irregular Leads and Plays | |||
| SECTION ONE - Lead out of Turn | |||
| 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 | |||
| SECTION TWO - Other Irregular Leads and Plays | |||
| 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 | |||
| SECTION THREE - The Revoke | |||
| 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 | |||
| PART IV - Tricks | |||
| Law 65 - Arrangement of Tricks | |||
| Law 66 - Inspection of Tricks | |||
| Law 67 - Defective Trick | |||
| PART V - Claims and Concessions | |||
| 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 between Partners | |||
| 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 Organisation | |||
| CHAPTER X - Tournament Director | |||
| SECTION ONE - Responsibilities | |||
| Law 81 - Duties and Powers | |||
| Law 82 - Rectification of Errors of Procedure | |||
| Law 83 - Notification of the Right to Appeal | |||
| SECTION TWO - Rulings | |||
| Law 84 - Rulings on Agreed Facts | |||
| Law 85 - Rulings on Disputed Facts | |||
| SECTION THREE - Correction of Irregularities | |||
| Law 86 - In Team Play | |||
| Law 87 - Fouled Board | |||
| SECTION FOUR - Penalties | |||
| Law 88 - Award of Indemnity Points | |||
| Law 89 - Penalties in Individual Events | |||
| Law 90 - Procedural Penalties | |||
| Law 91 - Penalise or Suspend | |||
| CHAPTER XI - Appeals | |||
| Law 92 - Right to Appeal | |||
| Law 93 - Procedures of Appeal | |||
| Index | |||
| About this Document . . . | |||
