[blml] 2007 Laws - ACBL's options. [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Steve Willner]

> From: richard.hills at immi.gov.au
> 8. 40B2(c): It is suggested that, in addition,
> a player be permitted to consult an opponent's
> convention card at RHO's turn to call.

(Still using the old "convention card" terminology, I see, instead of 
the new "system card.")  It would have been OK to allow consulting the 
SC at partner's turn _after partner already looks_, but that's probably 
too complicated for a practical rule.  I assume the screen rules will be 
separate and will allow looking at any time partner cannot see what you 
are doing.  Anybody know for sure?

> 10. 40B3: ACBL should select this option to
> disallow prior agreement to vary partnership
> understandings during the auction following a
> question, response or irregularity.

I _think_ what this means is that if, for example, you play negative 
doubles in the sequence 1S-2H-x, you are not allowed to change that if 
the 2H bid was corrected from an initial IB of 1H.  I don't understand 
why anyone would object, but there are lots of things I don't understand.

It appears to me that the sequence 1S-1H-x is entirely different, so you 
can have any agreement you like in that one.  (In the ACBL, doubles are 
allowed to have any meaning.)

Anyone have better information?

> 12C1(e)(ii) is to be interpreted such that the
> words "had the irregularity not occurred" are
> inserted between "probable" and the period
> ending the sentence.

This will differ from international practice, though it will seldom be 
important.