I.P.F. TECHNICAL RULES
Part 8.
JURY AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Jury
1. At World and Continental Championships, a Jury will be appointed to preside
over each lifting session.
2. The Jury shall consist of three Category 1 referees, the most senior of
whom shall be designated President of the Jury.
3. The members of the Jury shall all be from different nations with the exception
of the IPF President and the Chairman of the Technical Committee.
4. The function of the Jury is to ensure that the technical rules are correctly
applied.
5. During the competition the Jury may, by a majority vote, replace any referee
whose decisions in its opinion, prove him to be incompetent. The referee
concerned must have received a warning prior to any action of dismissal.
6. The impartiality of referees cannot be doubted, but a mistake in refereeing
can be committed in good faith. In such a case, the referee shall be allowed
to give his explanation for making the decision which is the subject of his
warning.
7. Each member of the Jury will have three red protest cards marked 1, 2,
and 3 respectively. If a member wishes to query a referee's decision, he
shall place the card relating to that referee in front of the President of
the Jury or a system of lights may be used by the Jury for calling a referee
to the Jury table. The President must consult with the other members of the
Jury and take the appropriate action based upon a majority verdict.
8. If a serious mistake occurs in the refereeing which is contrary to the
technical rules, the Jury may take appropriate action to correct the mistake.
They may at their discretion, grant the lifter a further attempt.
9. The Jury shall not at any time overrule or change the decisions of the
referees.
10. The members of the Jury will be positioned to ensure anunimpeded view
of the competition.
11. Before each competition, the President of the Jury must satisfy himself
that the members of the Jury have a complete knowledge of their role and
any new regulations that amend or supplement those contained in the current
edition of the handbook.
12. The selection of lifters for drug testing shall always be made by random
draw by the Jury. If the competition does not have a Jury, then the Competition
Secretary will arrange for a similar random draw to be made by an appointed
official before witnesses.
13. If music accompanies the lifting, the Jury will determine the volume
and when the music should terminate, e.g. when the lifter mounts the platform
or when he frips the bar.
IPF Technical Committee
1. Will consist of a Chairman, who shall be a Category 1 referee elected
by the Congress, and six members from various nations appointed by the
Chairman.
2. Will be entrusted with the examination of all requirements and proposals
of a technical nature submitted by the affiliated federations.
3. Decisions are subject to approval of the IPF Congress.
4. Appoints the Chief Referee and side referees for the World
Championships.
5. Trains and instructs referees who have not yet reached the international
level and re-examines those who have already reached that level.
6. Informs the IPF Congress, President and General Secretary as to which
referees are eligible to referee after examination or re-examination.
7. Organizes courses for referees before any major competition such as the
World Championships. The expense involved inorganizing such courses or clinics
must be borne by the organizing federation.
8. Makes proposals to the IPF Congress for the withdrawal of an international
referee's card when it deems such action necessary.
9. Publishes via the Executive, material of a technical nature that deals
with training methods and performance ofcompetition lifts.
10.(a) Will be responsible for inspecting all competition and personal equipment
as defined in the handbook. Also equipment that has been submitted by various
manufacturers for the sole purpose of being able to use the words "IPF Approved"
in their commercial advertisements. If the itemor items submitted meet all
current IPF rules andregulations, a fee shall be levied and a certificate
of approval will be issued by the Technical Committee.
(b) At the end of each year, a renewal fee for each item as levied by the
IPF Executive must be submitted to the IPF for purposes of re-certification
of approval. If the design has been changed, the item must be submitted to
the Technical Committee for inspection and re-certification.
(c) If, at any time after the certificate of approval has been issued, the
manufacturer changes the design of the competition or personal equipment
that was previously submitted for approval and it no longer meets current
IPF rules and regulations, the IPF shall withdraw approval. The IPF will
not issue another certificate until changes in design have been corrected
and the item or items submitted to the Technical Committee for inspection.