[blml] Law 27

[Alain Gottcheiner]

Peter Eidt a écrit :
>> Grattan Endicott> [following address discontinued:
>> grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk]
>> *****************************
>> " It never or rarely happens that a republic 
>> or monarchy is well constituted, or its old
>> institutions entirely reformed, unless it is 
>> done by only one individual."
>>           [Macchiavelli Niccolo'  1469-1527]   
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>> +=+ 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. ]      
>
>
>   

So it's indeed "either the lowest bid in the same denomination, if 
natural" as before, or the new provision for bids that tell all that was 
told ?

Some esteemed contributors said the former didn't hold anymore.


Best regards

Alain