[blml] Law 27

[Peter Eidt]

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> +=+ A revision of Law 27 will be released to 
> NBOs and Zones later today. I am unable to 
> attach it here (it would be blocked) but perhaps 
> some recipient has the facilities to copy it as text 
> for the enjoyment of blml-ers. +=+ 


... and here it comes ... ta-taaaaa

									
									 5th March 2008
Agreed version 

Law 27 – INSUFFICIENT BID

A. Acceptance of Insufficient Bid.

1. Any insufficient bid may be accepted (treated as legal) 
   at the option of offender’s LHO. It is accepted if that player calls.

2. If a player makes an insufficient bid out of rotation Law 31 applies.

B. Insufficient Bid not Accepted.

If an insufficient bid in rotation is not accepted (see A) 
it must be corrected by the substitution of a legal call 
(but see 3 following).   Then

1. (a) if the insufficient bid is corrected by the lowest sufficient bid

      in the same denomination and in the Director’s opinion both 
      the insufficient bid and the substituted bid are incontrovertibly 
      not artificial the auction proceeds without further rectification.

      Law 16D does not apply but see D following. 
   (b) if, except as in (a), the insufficient bid is corrected with a
legal 
      call that in the Director’s opinion has the same meaning* as, 
      or a more precise meaning* than, the insufficient bid (such 
      meaning being fully contained within the possible meanings 
      of the insufficient bid) the auction proceeds without further 
      rectification, but see D following. 

2. except as provided in B1 above, if the insufficient bid is corrected 
   by a sufficient bid or by a pass, the offender’s partner must pass 
   whenever it is his turn to call. The lead restrictions in Law 26 may 
   apply, and see Law 23. 

3. except as provided in B1(b) above, if the offender attempts to 
   substitute a double or a redouble for his insufficient bid the
attempted 
   call is cancelled. The offender must replace it as the foregoing 
   allows and his partner must then pass whenever it is his turn to
call. 
   The lead restrictions in Law 26 may apply, and see Law 23.  

4. if the offender attempts to replace the one insufficient bid with
     another insufficient bid the Director rules as in 3 if the LHO does

     not accept the substituted insufficient bid as A allows.   

C. Premature Replacement   

If the offender replaces his insufficient bid before the Director 
has ruled on rectification, unless the insufficient bid is accepted 
as A allows the substitution stands.  The Director applies the relevant 
foregoing section to the substitution.

D.Non-offending Side Damaged. 

If following the application of B1 the Director judges at the end of the

play that without assistance gained through the infraction the outcome 
of the board could well have been different and in consequence the 
non-offending side is damaged (see Law 12B1), he shall award an 
adjusted score.  In his adjustment he should seek to recover as nearly 
as possible the probable outcome of the board had the insufficient bid 
not occurred. 


[footnote:  * the meaning of (information available from) a call is the 
knowledge of what it shows and what it excludes. ]