9. The technical area
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
The technical area relates to matches played in stadiums with a designated sitting area for team officials, substitutes and substituted players as outlined below:
· the number of persons permitted to occupy the technical area is defined by the competition rules
Verdicts that turn on it 1
Walk a practice scenario to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
Answered differently by competition 1
This clause hands the answer to whoever runs the competition, so it has more than one.
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