[blml] on warning partner not to lead out of turn [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Robert Frick:

>The question is if you notice partner is about to lead out of turn (on
>defense), is it legal to warn partner?
>
>David Stevenson has said that the "common interpretation" is that this
>is illegal. I have no reason to doubt this, but I am just checking.
>(In my local area, this interpretation apparently is considered crazy.)

[snip]

Richard Hills:

Yes, David Stevenson is crazy, but only under the 2007 Lawbook, which is
not yet implemented in his English homeland.

2007 Law 9A3 (second sentence absent from 1997 Lawbook):

"When an irregularity has occurred dummy may not draw attention to it
during the play period but may do so after play of the hand is
concluded. However any player, including dummy, may attempt to prevent
another player's committing an irregularity (but for dummy subject to
Laws 42 and 43)."


Best wishes

Richard James Hills
Graduates and Developmental Training Section
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: 02 6223 9067
Email: richard.hills at immi.gov.au

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