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13. FAULTS
It shall be a ‘fault’:
13.1. if a service is not correct (Law 9.1);
13.2. if, in service, the shuttle:
13.2.1. is caught on the net and remains suspended on its top;
13.2.2. after passing over the net, is caught in the net; or
13.2.3. is hit by the receiver’s partner;
13.3. if in play, the shuttle:
13.3.1. lands outside the boundaries of the court (i. e. not on or within the boundary lines);
13.3.2. passes through or under the net;
13.3.3. fails to pass over the net;
13.3.4. touches the ceiling or side walls;
13.3.5. touches the person or dress of a player;
13.3.6. touches any other object or person outside the court;
(Where necessary on account of the structure of the building, the local badminton
authority may, subject to the right of veto of its Member Association, make bye-laws
dealing with cases in which a shuttle touches an obstruction).
13.3.7. is caught and held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke;
13.3.8. is hit twice in succession by the same player. However, a shuttle hitting the head and
the stringed area of the racket in one stroke shall not be a ‘fault’;
13.3.9. is hit by a player and the player’s partner successively; or
13.3.10. touches a player’s racket and does not travel towards the opponent’s court;
13.4. if, in play, a player:
13.4.1. touches the net or its supports with racket, person or dress;
13.4.2. invades an opponent’s court over the net with racket or person except that the striker
may follow the shuttle over the net with the racket in the course of a stroke after the
initial point of contact with the shuttle is on the striker’s side of the net;
13.4.3. invades an opponent’s court under the net with racket or person such that an opponent
is obstructed or distracted; or 13.4.4. obstructs an opponent, i.e. prevents an opponent from making a legal stroke where the
shuttle is followed over the net;
13.4.5. deliberately distracts an opponent by any action such as shouting or making gestures;
13.5. if a player is guilty of flagrant, repeated or persistent offences under Law 16;