Proper conditions of Play

I seek clarification of the phrase “proper conditions of play”, which occurs in Law 7:

LAW 7 - CONTROL OF BOARD AND CARDS

1. Responsibility for Procedures

Any contestant remaining at a table throughout a session is primarily responsible for maintaining proper conditions of play at the table.

I have observed  Law 7D being cited in many different situations. I give my thoughts, but I am keen to hear what others think.

First, “Conditions of Play” that I think are not covered by this Law:

1.     Environmental factors: room temperature; sunlight in a player’s eyes; coffee spill on the table; etc.
2.     Player’s temperament: player being overly loud; player criticising their partner; greeting of players to the table; etc.

Second, what Law 7D may well cover:

1.         Placement of the board (in the centre of the table).
2.        Orientation of the board (North cards closest to the North seat).

iii.      Placement of the bidding pad (beside the board, with a clean page ready for use).

And lastly, the interpretations that I have come across that I have some doubts over.  Law 7D has been used as a “catch-all” law that places the onus on the stationary pair for anything that goes wrong with the boards being played.

7.       The wrong board(s) played.  
   I don’t think Law 7D applies.; Law 15 - Play of a wrong board, covers this situation. There is no cross reference from Law 15 to Law 7.
8.     Unplayed hand being displayed on the tablet.

iii.  Contract / results entered for the wrong board.

Neither of these last two are related to “control of boards and cards”. I have seen the onus for the correct use of the tablets being put on the North South pair.  

Started by BRIAN GOULTER on 06 Aug 2017 at 05:03PM