14. LETS
14.1 ‘Let’ shall be called by the umpire, or by a player (if there is no umpire), to halt play.
14.2 It shall be a ‘let”, if:
14.2.1 the server serves before the receiver is ready (Law 9.4);
14.2.2 during service, the receiver and the server are both faulted;
14.2.3 after the service is returned, the shuttle is:
14.2.3.1 caught on the net and remains suspended on its top, or
14.2.3.2 after passing over the net is caught in the net;
14.2.4 during play, the shuttle disintegrates and the base completely separates from the rest of the
shuttle;
14.2.5 in the opinion of the umpire, play is disrupted or a player of the opposing side is distracted
by a coach;
14.2.6 a line judge is unsighted and the umpire is unable to make a decision; or
14.2.7 any unforeseen or accidental situation has occurred.
14.3 When a ‘let’ occurs, play since the last service shall not count and the player who served last shall
serve again.
15. SHUTTLE NOT IN PLAY
A shuttle is not in play when:
15.1 it strikes the net or post and starts to fall towards the surface of the court on the striker’s side of the
net;
15.2 it hits the surface of the court; or
15.3 a ‘fault’ or a ‘let’ has occurred.
17. OFFICIALS AND APPEALS
17.1 The Referee shall be in overall charge of the tournament or championship(s) of which a match
forms part.
17.2 The umpire, where appointed, shall be in charge of the match, the court and its immediate surrounds.
The umpire shall report to the Referee.
17.3 The service judge shall call service faults made by the server should they occur (Law 9.1.2 to 9.1.8).
17.4 A line judge shall indicate whether a shuttle landed ‘in’ or ‘out’ on the line(s) assigned.
17.5 An official’s decision shall be final on all points of fact for which that official is responsible except
that if, in the opinion of the umpire, it is beyond reasonable doubt that a line judge has clearly made
a wrong call, the umpire shall overrule the decision of the line judge.
17.6 An umpire shall:
17.6.1 uphold and enforce the Laws of Badminton and, especially, call a ‘fault’ or a ‘let’ should
either occur;
17.6.2 give a decision on any appeal regarding a point of dispute, if made before the next service
is delivered;
17.6.3 ensure players and spectators are kept informed of the progress of the match;
17.6.4 appoint or replace line judges or a service judge in consultation with the Referee;
17.6.5 where another technical official is not appointed, arrange for that official’s duties to be
carried out;
17.6.6 where an appointed official is unsighted, carry out that official’s duties or play a ‘let’;
17.6.7 record and report to the Referee all matters relating to Law 16; and
17.6.8 refer to the Referee all unsatisfied appeals on questions of law only. (Such appeals must be
made before the next service is delivered or, if at the end of the match, before the side that
appeals has left the court.)