CHAPTER VI
The Play ![polish version](../poland.gif)
PART III
IRREGULAR LEADS AND PLAYS
SECTION ONE
LEAD OUT OF TURN
LAW 55
- DECLARER'S LEAD OUT OF TURN ![polish version](../poland.gif)
- A. Declarer's Lead Accepted
- If declarer has led out of turn from his or dummy's hand, either defender
may accept the lead as provided in Law 53,
or require its retraction (after misinformation, see Law 47E1).
- B. Declarer Required to Retract Lead
- 1. Defender's Turn to Lead
- If declarer has led from his or dummy's hand when it was a defender's
turn to lead, and if either defender requires him to retract such lead,
declarer restores the card led in error to the proper hand without penalty.
- 2. Lead in Declarer's Hand or Dummy's
- If declarer has led from the wrong hand when it was his turn to lead
from his hand or dummy's, and if either defender requires him to retract
the lead, he withdraws the card led in error. He must lead from the correct
hand.
- C. Declarer Might Obtain Information
- When declarer adopts a line of play that could have been based on information
obtained through the infraction, the Director may award an adjusted score.
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1997