Fouls
If a foul is committed, the referee shall immediately state FOUL.
- If the striker has not made a stroke, his turn ends immediately and the referee shall announce the penalty.
- If a stroke has been made, the referee will wait until completion of the stroke before announcing the penalty.
- If a foul is neither awarded by the referee, nor successfully claimed by the non-striker before the next stroke is made, it is condoned.
- Any colour not correctly spotted shall remain where positioned except that if off the table it shall be correctly spotted.
- All points scored in a break before a foul is awarded are allowed but the striker shall not score any points for any ball pocketed in a stroke called foul.
- The next stroke is played from where the cue-ball comes to rest or, if the cue-ball is off the table, from in-hand.
- If more than one foul is committed in the same stroke, the highest value penalty shall be incurred.
- The player who committed the foul
(i) incurs the penalty prescribed in Rule 12 below, and
(ii) has to play the next stroke if requested by the next player.
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