THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET
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PART 2 - Ordinary Singles Play - C. Miscellaneous Laws of Play
34. INTERFERENCE WITH A BALL DURING A
STROKE
(a) INTERFERENCE BY THE STRIKER. If the
striker interferes with a ball after the end of the striking period but before the end of the
stroke there is no penalty and (c) below applies.
(b) INTERFERENCE BY THE ADVERSARY OR AN
OUTSIDE AGENCY
(1) If the adversary or an outside agency interferes with a
ball during a stroke and materially affects the outcome thereof, the stroke is replayed. In
all other cases (c) below applies.
(2) An outside agency is any agency unconnected with the
game. Examples include animals, spectators, the players or equipment from another game,
a ball off the court and other stray objects, but not weather.
(c) REPLACEMENT OF BALL AFTER
INTERFERENCE. If the ball was at rest when interfered with, it is replaced. If it was
moving, it is placed where it would otherwise have come to rest. After interference a ball
cannot make a roquet, be roqueted or score a point or cause another ball to move or score
a point.
(d) INTERFERENCE WITH A PEGGED-OUT BALL
OR A BALL THAT HAS MADE A ROQUET. The provisions of Laws 15(d) or 18(a)(2) apply
respectively.
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