5. Laws of the Game

World Rugby Handbook

BYE-LAW 5 BYE-LAW 5. LAWS OF THE GAME (a) The Laws of the Game, or any alterations thereto or interpretations thereof, shall be promulgated by World Rugby in the English language and shall be binding and uniformly observed in all matches except that it shall be lawful for the Council to direct or authorise any Union to practise for experimental purposes only a specific variation from the Laws of the Game. Any such Union shall implement such direction or exercise such authority in accordance with any conditions that may be laid down by the Council and shall furnish to the Council such information as it may require regarding the results ascertained from the experiment. (b) The Council shall also be entitled as it deems fit to direct or authorise all Unions to practice for experimental purposes only a specific variation or series of variations from the Laws of the Game. All Unions shall implement such direction or exercise such authority in accordance with any conditions that may be laid down by the Council and shall furnish to the Council such information as it may require regarding the results ascertained from the experiment. Last update: 14 January, 2015 35


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