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Section 13 - Factors affecting play
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Game stoppages |
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If a game is stopped because of darkness, weather conditions or any other valid reason by:
- the Controlling Body;
- the umpire after an appeal has been made by the players; or
- agreement between the players when an umpire or a representative of the Controlling Body is not present;
the game should be continued either on the same day or on a different day. The scores will be as they were when the game was stopped. |
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If an end has started but all the required bowls have not been played, it should be declared dead. (The end should be declared dead even if one or more players choose to remain on the green during the stoppage.) |
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If all the required bowls in an end have been played but the process of deciding the number of shots scored (as described in law 40) has not been completed, the number of shots scored should be decided before the game stops. |
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Substitutes in a game that is being continued after a stoppage.
- If any one of the original players in a team is not available, one substitute will be allowed as described in law 51.
- Players, however, should not be transferred from one team to another.
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Leaving the green during the course of play |
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No player should delay play by leaving the rink of play or their team unless their opponent agrees, and then only for no more than 10 minutes. |
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If a player has to leave the green during the course of a team or side game due to illness or some other reasonable cause, and they cannot return within 10 minutes, the umpire or the Controlling Body can approve the introduction of a substitute. |
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A substitute should only be introduced if, in the opinion of both skips or, if they cannot agree, in the opinion of the umpire or the Controlling Body, the substitution is necessary. |
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The substitute should play in any position other than skip, and the other members of the team can rearrange their positions as necessary. |
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The Controlling Body will decide the substitute’s eligibility. |
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If no eligible substitute is available:
- in a team game, the defaulting team will forfeit the game to their opponents; and
- in a side game, law 46.2.2 will apply from the end in which the substitution became necessary.
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If a player has to leave the green during the course of a Singles game due to illness or some other reasonable cause, and they cannot return within 10 minutes, the defaulting player will forfeit the game to their opponent. |
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If a player or team breaks this law, they will forfeit the game to their opponent. |
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For domestic play, Member National Authorities can decide the requirements for introducing a substitute player. |
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Objects on the green |
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Under no circumstances, other than those described in laws 5, 15.5, 24, 29 and 38, should any object be placed on the bank, the green, in the ditch, on the jack, on a bowl or anywhere else to help a player. |
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Unforeseen incidents |
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If, during the course of play, the position of the jack or a bowl is altered by the wind, a storm or any other unforeseen incident, the skips or opponents in Singles should put the jack or bowl back to its former position. If they cannot agree on the jack’s or bowl’s former position, they should declare the end dead. |
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Deliberate non-sporting action |
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If an opponent, the manager in a side game, the umpire or the Controlling Body decides that a player has deliberately committed an act designed to give them or their team an unfair advantage, they can appeal to the Controlling Body. |
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If an appeal is made, it should be made to the umpire or the Controlling Body no later than 10 minutes after the final end in the game affected is completed. |
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The umpire or representative of the Controlling Body should take immediate steps to pass details of the appeal to the Secretary of the Controlling Body who should arrange for it to be dealt with in line with their code of conduct and disciplinary procedures. |
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