Any of the following are duties
and a power of the referee
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Enforce the Laws
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Refrain from penalizing in cases where doing so would
be giving an advantage to the offending team.
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Act as timekeeper
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Have the authority to stop the game for any
infringement of the Laws and to suspend or terminate the game if
weather conditions or actions of spectators or players indicate that a
stoppage is necessary. Such stoppages and the reasons therefore
should be reported to the league administrator.
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A referee may refuse to start a game, or may stop it
once play has started, if in the referee's judgment, the conditions
of the ground is such as to endanger the players.
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In the event of a storm, play must be stopped and
suspended until the danger has passed using the following minimum
criteria:
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The sighting of lightning flash or the hearing of
the sound of thunder shall be reason enough to stop and suspend a
game, and
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Play shall not be resumed prior to 30-minutes
after the last sighting of lightning or the last sound of thunder
heard.
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Caution and show a yellow card to any player guilty of
misconduct; and eject, and show a yellow card and then show a red card
to the player who persists in misconduct. Any ejection should be
reported promptly to the league administrator.
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All no on other than the active players and assistant
referees to enter the field without permission.
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Stop the game if a player is injured, but not during a
drive on goal unless the injury appears to be serious. (The
nearest official is obliged to quickly check the condition of the
injured player.) The referee need only have reasons to believe
that a player is seriously injured to stop the game, even if there is
a drive on goal. The referee will insure that any player
bleeding from a wound leaves the field of play.
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Eject, and show red card to any player who is guilty
of
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violent conduct,
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serious foul play, or
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the use of offensive, insulting or abusive language
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Signal for the restart of the game after any stoppage.
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A free kick may be taken as soon as the ball is
properly placed, without a whistle. However, the referee may
delay such a "quick" free kick at his or her discretion.
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A signal with the whistle
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may be given after a substitution
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shall be given after an extended time out, or for
the taking of a penalty kick, or for the taking of a kick-off.
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Restart the game appropriately, in accordance with Law
VIII-7.,
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After an injury (no foul having been committed); or
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after unresolved referee decisions (such as when the
referee blows his or her whistle by mistake); or
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after any stoppage of play due to the condition of the
field, its equipment, or the elements, but only after such conditions
are remedied or the danger passed to the satisfaction of the referee;
or
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when the referee is uncertain which team last touched
the ball prior to it going over the touch line or goal line (but not
between the goal posts).
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Use appropriate hand signals
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Approve any balls that is to be used in the game.
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