CHAPTER IV
General Laws Governing Irregularities 

LAW 11 - FORFEITURE OF THE RIGHT TO PENALISE 

A. Action by Non-Offending Side

The right to penalise an irregularity may be forfeited if either member of the non-offending side takes any action before summoning the Director. The Director so rules when the non-offending side may have gained through subsequent action taken by an opponent in ignorance of the penalty.

B. Irregularity Called by Spectator

1. Spectator Responsibility of Non-Offending Side

The right to penalise an irregularity may be forfeited if attention is first drawn to the irregularity by a spectator for whose presence at the table the non-offending side is responsible.

2. Spectator Responsibility of Offending Side

The right to correct an irregularity may be forfeited if attention is first drawn to the irregularity by a spectator for whose presence at the table the offending side is responsible.

C. Penalty after Forfeiture of the Right to Penalise

Even after the right to penalise has been forfeited under this law, the Director may assess a procedural penalty (see Law 90).