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| Article 20. Referees and Judges | ||
| 1. | Qualifications: Holders of International Referee Certificate registered by the WTF. | |
| 2. | Duties | |
| A. | Referee | |
| (1) | The referee shall have control over the match. | |
| (2) | The referee shall declare "Shi-jak", "Keu-man", "Kal-yeo", "Kye-sok" and "Kye-shi", winner and loser, deduction of points, warnings and retiring. All the referee's declarations shall be made when the results are confirmed. | |
| (3) | The referee shall have the right to make decisions independently in accordance with the prescribed rules. | |
| (4) | The referee shall not award points. | |
| (5) | In case of a tie or scoreless match, the decision of superiority shall be made by the referee after the end of three rounds. | |
| B. | Judges | |
| (1) | The judges shall mark the valid points immediately. | |
| (2) | The judges shall state their opinions forthrightly when requested by the referee. | |
| 3. | Responsibility for Judgement | |
| Decisions made by the referees and judges shall be conclusive and they shall be responsible to the Board of Arbitration for those decisions. | ||
| 4. | Uniform of the Referees and Judges | |
| 1) | The referees and judges shall wear the uniform designated by the WTF. | |
| 2) | The referees and judges shall not carry or take any materials to the Arena which might interfere with the contest. | |
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