Rulings

There are currently 3 rulings which have been issued to the Laws of Association Croquet, 7th edition. They are as follows.

Law 8.5.2

The term "a ball" in the first sentence of Law 8.5.2 is to be interpreted as covering the striker's ball and, if the stroke is a croquet stroke, the ball from which the striker is taking croquet. It does not cover any other ball that the mallet could contact during the stroke. The clause in that same sentence "before the striker intended to strike the striker's ball" is to be interpreted as "before the final swing of the mallet towards the striker's ball".

Law 12.3

For the purposes of Law 12.2.2 regarding lifting a ball belonging to the side, any intentional action to move the striker's ball prior to playing the stroke - except as permitted under Law 5.3.2 - constitutes lifting the ball.

Law 48.4

In Law 48.4.3, reference to Law 7.6 Events causing the end of turn is to be limited during out of sequence play to:

Law 7.6.7 - In any stroke the striker commits an error for which the penalty is end of turn (see Laws 26, 27, 28.4 and 29).

In addition the following words are added to the end of Law 48.4.3: 'but may not attempt a critical stroke unless the striker's ball was replaced in a marked position.'