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

[LA7SG]

On Behalf Of Alain Gottcheiner
> Sven Pran a écrit :
> > Except for calling attention to dummy's rights and limitations in 1997 Law
> 9A2(b)2 the entire Law 9 addressed irregularities that had already occurred, not
> the legality (or illegality) of trying to prevent an irregularity.
> >
> Without launching into long and abstruse considerations about aspectual
> theory, I fail to see why. In my (admittedly French) version, L9A1 only
> speaks of "an irregularity happening during the auction", not "having
> happened". This includes IMHO, e.g. the fact of stopping partner from
> plunging his hand into his bidding box.

For the record, the English text is:

L9A1: Unless prohibited by Law, any player may call attention to an irregularity during the auction, whether or not it is his turn to call.

And L9A2(b)2: Dummy may attempt to prevent declarer from committing an irregularity.

An irregularity is not an irregularity until it is committed, thus the difference between these two laws.

Anyway, this will be water under the bridge once we apply the 2007 laws.

Regards Sven