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Procedures · Laws 1–16

• How to read these Laws
• Definitions
• Law 1 – The Pack
• Law 2 – The Duplicate Boards
• Law 3 – Arrangement of Tables
• Law 4 – Partnerships
• Law 5 – Assignment of Seats
• Law 6 – The Shuffle and Deal
• Law 7 – Control of Board and Cards
• Law 8 – Sequence of Rounds
• Law 9 – Procedure Following an Irregularity
• Law 10 – Assessment of Rectification
• Law 11 – Forfeiture of the Right to Rectification
• Law 12 – Director’s Discretionary Powers
• Law 13 – Incorrect Number of Cards
• Law 14 – Missing Card
• Law 15 – Wrong Board or Hand
• Law 16 – Authorized and Unauthorized Information

The Auction · Laws 17–40

• Law 17 – The Auction Period
• Law 18 – Bids
• Law 19 – Doubles and Redoubles
• Law 20 – Review and Explanation of Calls
• Law 21 – Misinformation
• Law 22 – End of Auction
• Law 23 – Comparable Call
• Law 24 – Card Exposed or Led During the Auction
• Law 25 – Legal and Illegal Changes of Call
• Law 26 – Call Withdrawn, Lead Restrictions
• Law 27 – Insufficient Bid
• 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 Calls
• Law 36 – Inadmissible Doubles and Redoubles
• Law 37 – Action Violating Obligation to Pass
• Law 38 – Bid of More Than Seven
• Law 39 – Call After the Final Pass
• Law 40 – Partnership Understandings

The Play · Laws 41–71

• 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
• Law 46 – Incomplete or Invalid Designation of a Card From Dummy
• Law 47 – Retraction of Card Played
• 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
• 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
• Law 57 – Premature Lead or Play
• Law 58 – Simultaneous Leads or Plays
• Law 59 – Inability to Lead or Play as Required
• Law 60 – Play After an Illegal Play
• 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
• Law 65 – Arrangement of Tricks
• Law 66 – Inspection of Tricks
• Law 67 – Defective Trick
• Law 68 – Claim or Concession of Tricks
• Law 69 – Agreed Claim or Concession
• Law 70 – Contested Claim or Concession
• Law 71 – Concession Cancelled

Everything Else · Laws 72–93

• Law 72 – General Principles
• Law 73 – Communication, Behaviour, Tempo and Deception
• Law 74 – Conduct and Etiquette
• Law 75 – Mistaken Explanation or Mistaken Call
• Law 76 – Spectators
• Law 77 – Duplicate Bridge Scoring Table
• Law 78 – Methods of Scoring and Conditions of Contest
• Law 79 – Tricks Won
• Law 80 – Regulation and Organization
• Law 81 – The Director
• Law 82 – Rectification of Errors of Procedure
• Law 83 – Notification of the Right to Appeal
• Law 84 – Rulings on Agreed Facts
• Law 85 – Rulings on Disputed Facts
• Law 86 – Team Play
• Law 87 – Fouled Board
• Law 88 – Award of Indemnity Points
• Law 89 – Prohibited Behaviour and Reprehensible Conduct
• Law 90 – Procedural Penalties
• Law 91 – Penalize or Suspend
• Law 92 – Right to Appeal
• Law 93 – Procedures of Appeal