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12. THE MANAGER

(a) To advise the club or other body responsible for the tournament of the maximum number of entries that can be accommodated.
(b) To superintend the draw or to nominate another to do so on his behalf.
(c) To decide the order in which events are played.
(d) To allot courts to competitors and to declare any court to be unfit for play.
(e) To decide when play shall start and finish each day of the tournament.
(f) To alter the tournament programme at his discretion, namely
(1) to impose time limits under Regulation 13;
(2) to shorten games in accordance with Part 5 of the Laws;
(3) to play the final game of an event in which the games have been shortened or subject to a time-limit as a full game;
(4) to play a single-life event as two-life, best of three, American or Swiss;
(5) to alter handicap limits in class events and make consequential adjustments to entries;
(6) to impose tie-breaks of such form as he thinks fit;
(7) to introduce a two-life variation (see Regulation 14(e));
(8) to introduce double-banking;
(9) to allow extra time for double-banked games or in an emergency.
(g) To agree with the club or other body responsible for the tournament other alterations to the tournament programme which do not contravene the Laws and these Regulations.
(h) To grant or refuse leave of absence to players.
(j) To disqualify a player
(1) if he is in breach of Regulations 2, 21 or 22; or
(2) if he is absent or unable to play when called upon by the Manager; or
(3) if he practises on the courts without the manager's permission; or
(4) if he refuses to play in flat-soled footwear; or
(5) if he is guilty of misconduct.
(k) To adjourn an unfinished game, provided that no ball is in a critical position (see Law 23(d)), and to record the state of the game or to nominate another to do so on his behalf.