4. Procedures
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
· If the restart of play needs to be delayed for a ‘check', the referee will signal this by clearly holding a finger to the earpiece/headset and extending the other hand/arm; this signal must be maintained until the ‘check' is complete as it announces that the referee is receiving information (which may be from the VAR or another match official)
Verdicts that turn on it 2
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