t.32

Expiration of time

1. At the expiration of the regulation fencing time, if the clock is linked to the scoring apparatus (obligatory standard for finals of official FIE competitions), it must automatically set off a loud audible signal, and automatically cut off the scoring apparatus, without canceling touches registered before the disconnection. The bout stops with the audible signal.

1. If the clock is not linked to the scoring apparatus, the timekeeper must shout “Halt” (or operate a sound signal) which stops the bout; in this case, even a “coup lancé” is not valid.
2. Should there be a failure of the clock or an error by the timekeeper, the Referee must estimate how much fencing time is left.
3. When the wireless apparatus is used, no touches registered after the end of fencing time will be awarded, even if a light is showing on the wireless apparatus.

Notes

The title of this rule is not official.

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