For each competition as a whole a Referee shall be appointed and his identity and location shall be made known to the participants and, where appropriate, to the team captains.

1. The Referee shall be responsible for :
   
   
   • the conduct of the draw;
   • the scheduling of the matches by time and table;
   • the appointment of match officials;
   • conducting a pre-tournament briefing for match officials;
   • checking the eligibility of players;
   • deciding whether play may be suspended in an emergency;
   • deciding whether players may leave the playing area during a match;
   • deciding whether statutory practice periods may be extended;
   • deciding whether players may wear track suits during a match;
   • deciding any question of interpretation of Laws or Regulations, including the acceptability of clothing, playing equipment and playing conditions;
   • deciding whether, and where, players may practice during an emergency suspension of play;
   • taking disciplinary action for misbehaviour or other breaches of regulations;
   
   
2. Where, with the agreement of the competition management, any of the duties of the referee are delegated to other persons, the specific responsibilities and locations of each of these persons shall be made known to the participants and, where appropriate, to the team captains;
3. The Referee, or a responsible deputy appointed to exercise authority in his absence, shall be present at all times during play;
4. Where the Referee is satisfied that it is necessary to do so he may replace a match official with another at any time, but he may not alter a decision already made by the replaced official on a question of fact within his jurisdiction;
5. Players shall be under the jurisdiction of the referee from the time at which they arrive at the playing venue until they leave it.