[blml] Alerting and Law 25A [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[John Probst]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Fusselman" <jfusselman at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:03 AM
Subject: Re: [blml] Alerting and Law 25A [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]


> On 9/11/07, richard.hills at immi.gov.au <richard.hills at immi.gov.au> wrote:
>> EBU Laws and Ethics Committee minutes, 16th May 2007:
>>
>> 3.9 Player being woken up by an Alert or Announcement
>>
>> The Committee considered correspondence where a player
>> intended to open 1S but placed 1NT on the table. When
>> partner announced 12 to 14, the player realised his
>> error. The Committee noted there were other situations
>> where, for example, an alert might wake the player up.
>> The Committee confirmed that knowledge of the
>> mechanical error was authorised information; the TD
>> should be summoned who could apply Law 25A.
>>
>>
>> Law 25A (Immediate Correction of Inadvertency):
>>
>> Until his partner makes a call, a player may
>> substitute his intended call for an inadvertent call
>> but only if he does so, or attempts to do so, without
>> pause for thought. If legal, his last call stands
>> without penalty; if illegal, it is subject to the
>> applicable Law.
>>
>
> I have no idea what this means:  "The Committee confirmed that
> knowledge of the mechanical error was authorised information; the TD
> should be summoned who could apply Law 25A."  Of course the TD
> *should* be summoned and of course he *could* apply Law 25A, but what
> are the possible outcomes and why?  What are they saying should
> happen?

They are saying that the TD should be summoned and that the TD could apply 
Law 25A. Seems blindingly obvious to me and I have no idea why they feel the 
need to pronounce on it..

(In English, "you get your bid back with no penalty" and in this example can 
change your call to 1S.)
>
> -Jerry Fusselman
>
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