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Modified March 1999

7. REFEREE ON APPEAL

(a) If the Referee on Appeal witnessed the relevant event and is satisfied that he can decide the matter without investigation, he must inform the players that he is deciding the appeal by observation and give his decision accordingly.
(b) In other cases the Referee on Appeal must decide the appeal after investigation.  He should hear both sides and, at his discretion, other witnesses.  He must inform the players of anything that he has observed that may be relevant.  He must then decide the matter to the best of his ability.
(c) In the last resort the Referee on Appeal may give a compromise decision.  This may involve arbitrary adjustment of the positions of the clips and balls, the number of bisques outstanding or the amount of time remaining and the order of play.  The Referee on Appeal may direct that a game must be restarted.
(d) The Referee on Appeal may not decide that a fault has been committed under Law 32 unless he is satisfied of the fact by personal observation or by the evidence of the striker or a Spectator Referee who personally observed the fault.
(e) Either player may appeal to the Tournament Referee under Regulation 4(a).