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Q. QUALIFIED AUTHORITIES
 
Q.a QUALIFIED AUTHORITIES
  This rulebook has been written and edited by the Rules Commission under the responsibility of the Sporting Commission. It is put to a vote and set up at the beginning of each season by the Executive Committee of the ITSF (International Table Soccer Federation). It can be examined and amended in a general assembly.
Q.b QUALIFIED AUTHORITIES
  In cases of inconsistencies or of difficult situations, immediate amendments can be proposed by the Rules Commission in course of the season. These amendments must then be put to a vote by the Executive Committee.
Q.c QUALIFIED AUTHORITIES
  The use of the rulebook is the responsibility of the Federation Officials, the Officials and the Players.
Q.d QUALIFIED AUTHORITIES
  The matches can be either arbitrated or auto-arbitrated. In an arbitrated match, the Official is the qualified authority. In a match without an Official, any Official by title that is present on the premises can be solicited. In the event of an unsolvable difficulty, the Judges and Officials Commission can be summoned. They are responsible to make the decision known to the Sporting Commission which in turn is responsible to make this decision widely known to the members.
Q.e QUALIFIED AUTHORITIES
  An Official, solicited in mid-game in order to solve a problem, may receive advices from other Officials who witnessed the incident. If more than one Official was present, he will receive advice from the highest graded Official (up to Federation Official). If no Official is present, the solicited Official will call for the continuation of the game, without granting any request for Fault or goal.
Q.f QUALIFIED AUTHORITIES
  Questions, requests for explanations, as well as requests for modifications of the rules, must be addressed to the person in charge of the Judges and Officials Commission. He in turn answers to the person in charge of the Sporting Commission.
Q.g QUALIFIED AUTHORITIES
  The penalties and sanctions involving the loss of a game or match is the responsibility of the Head Officials. In the event of a more serious sanction, a report must be transmitted by the Tournament Director to the Discipline Commission.
Q.h QUALIFIED AUTHORITIES
  These rules can be modified or adapted during a tournament in very exceptional circumstances with the consent of an ITSF Delegate and/or an ITSF Head Official. Any changes must be reported to the Sport Commission and the ITSF Executive Committee immediately for confirmation or the tournament can be disqualified from the ITSF ranking.