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(a) Subject to Law 18(a)(1) a ball scores a peg point by hitting the peg in order. Only when the striker's ball has scored all 12 hoop points, and has thus become a rover, can it score a peg point (but see Law 39 for handicap play) or cause another rover to do so, whether directly or through the agency of another ball.

(b) If the striker's ball hits the peg in order and simultaneously makes a roquet, a peg point is scored unless the striker claims the roquet (but see Law 39 for handicap play).

(c) If, at the start of a turn, the striker plays a rover that is in contact with the peg, that ball is pegged out unless it is hit in a direction away from the peg (but see Law 39 for handicap play). Likewise, if the striker's ball is a rover and hits, or causes another ball to hit, another rover that is in contact with the peg, that other rover is pegged out unless it is hit in a direction away from the peg.

(d) A ball that has been pegged out in a stroke remains a ball in play throughout the stroke and, although it may not cause other balls to score hoop or peg points, it may only be picked up or arrested in its course to save time if the state of the game will not be affected thereby.

(e) If a ball is pegged out the striker must remove the ball and the corresponding clip from the court before the next stroke (see Law 30(d) ).