[blml] L79B Is "subsequent" needed?

[Stefanie Rohan]

We all know what trouble the word "subsequent" can cause when it appears in 
a law. I think that it should be avoided at all cost.

Stefanie Rohan
London, England

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Geller" <geller at nifty.com>
To: "Bridge Laws Mailing List" <blml at amsterdamned.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 2:53 AM
Subject: [blml] L79B Is "subsequent" needed?


> I'm trying to understand the meaning of "subsequent" in L79B
> (see below).     It looks to me like this law makes perfect sense
> if the word "subsequent" is deleted.  In that case 79A applies
> in the vast majority of cases when there is agreement, and in
> the small minority of cases where  there is disagreement the
> director is called and he sorts things out.
>
> If anyone out there, especially a member of the DSC, thinks that
> the word "subsequent" is actually needed in L79B could they
> please explain this.   Thanks.
>
>
> *******************************************************
> LAW 79 - TRICKS WON
> A. Agreement on Tricks Won
> 1. The number of tricks won shall be agreed upon before all four hands
> have been returned to the board.
> 2. A player must not knowingly accept either the score for a trick that
> his side did not win or the concession of a trick that his opponents
> could not lose.
> B. Disagreement on Tricks Won
> If a subsequent disagreement arises, the Director must be called, then:
> 1. The Director determines whether there has been a claim or concession
> and, if so, applies Law 69.
> 2. If 1 does not apply the Director rules what score is to be recorded.
> If the Director is not called before the round ends he rules in
> accordance with C below or Law 87, as applicable, but there shall be no
> obligation to increase a side’s score.
> <SNIP>
> *********************************************************
>
> -Bob
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Robert (Bob) Geller,     Tokyo, Japan        geller at nifty.com
>
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