[blml] Nondisclosure [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Herman De Wael]

Tim West-Meads wrote:
> Herman wrote:
>> As already stated, I agree with Richard (on this one). Law 40A means 
>> you can play anything. Law 40C describes what is done if you have 
>> failed to explain suffuciently.
> 
> That is close enough to true regarding most natural agreements.
> 
>> No-where is it said that a bid disappears if it has not been
>> explained.
> 
> But there is also L40D.  If the CoC states that only conventions 
> disclosed in advance may be played then any convention not so disclosed 
> is an illegal agreement.  The bid doesn't necessarily "disappear" but if 
> there are stipulated procedures relating to the use of illegal 
> conventions those should be applied.  The convention is still illegal 
> even if it is trivial, alerted, and correctly explained.
> 

OK, duly noted, and my opinion changed to allow for this.
This is however an application of L40D and of the regulations that 
complement this, not an application of the oft cited L40B.


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Herman DE WAEL
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