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HOCKEY.
19. Umpires.
(a) There shall be two umpires. Each umpire shall take one-half
of the ground for the whole game. In addition, each shall take
the whole of one side-line, but shall give corner decisions for his
own half of the ground only.
(b) An umpire shall give his decisions without waiting for an
appeal.
(c) An umpire shall only blow his whistle to—
(i) Start and end each half of the game.
(ii) Enforce a penalty or to suspend the game for any other
reason.
(iii) Indicate, when necessary, that the ball has passed wholly
over the goal-line or side-line.
(iv) Signal a goal.
(d) An umpire shall refrain from enforcing a penalty in cases
where he is satisfied that, by enforcing it, he would be giving an
advantage to the offending team.
(e) By mutual agreement, the time may be kept by one umpire
throughout or by each umpire for one-half of the game. The full
or agreed time shall be allowed, after deducting all wastage for
enforced stoppages, accidents, etc.
(f) If there be only one umpire, there should be two linesmen
to give side-line decisions.
(g) The umpires and linesmen are debarred from coaching during
a game.
(h) The umpires shall keep a written record of the goals as
scored.
20. Accidents.
(a) If a player or an umpire be temporarily incapacitated, the
umpire or second umpire shall suspend the game. In either case,
if a goal be scored before the game has been suspended, it shall
be allowed if, in the opinion of the umpire, it would have been
scored had the accident not occurred.
(b) When the game is resumed, it shall be re-started by a bully
on a spot to be selected by the umpire (subject to Rule 9 (d) ).
UMPIRES.
Qualified Umpires.
1. The list of Qualified Army Umpires will be revised annually
in the "List
of
Referees, Judges, and Umpires," which is
published as a supplement to " Games and Sports in the Army."
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