Rules of Badminton (May 2006)
- 0. Definitions
- 1. Court and Court Equipment
- 2. Shuttle
- 3. Testing a Shuttle for Speed
- 4. Racket
- 5. Equipment Compliance
- 6. Toss
- 7. Scoring System
- 8. Change of Ends
- 9. Service
- 10. Singles
- 11. Doubles
- 12. Service Court Errors
- 13. Faults
- 14. Lets
- 15. Shuttle not in Play
- 16. Continuous Play, Misconduct, Penalties
- 17. Officials and Appeals
- Complete Rules Listing
- Appendix 1 - Variations in Court and Equipment
- Appendix 2 - Handycap Matches
- Appendix 3 - Other Scoring System
5. Equipment Compliance
The International Badminton Federation shall rule on any question of whether any racket, shuttle or equipment or any prototype used in the playing of Badminton complies with the specifications. Such ruling may be undertaken on the Federation’s initiative or on application by any party with a bona fide interest, including any player, technical official, equipment manufacturer or Member Association or member thereof.
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