The Laws of Badminton underwent a radical revision in 2006 with the introduction of a new scoring system. A number of other changes were introduced at the same time, including changes to the service laws.

Read and/print the Laws of Badminton, the Appendices to the Laws of Badminton (only the Vocabulary available online at present), or the Recommendations to Technical Officials (RTTO) by selecting the appropriate links below.

		Laws
		Appendices (coming soon - refer to 40-page Law book below in the meantime!)
		Recommendations to Technical Officials (coming soon - refer to 40-page Law book below in the meantime!)

Changes to the Laws of Badminton

Click here to go to a page that details and explains the primary changes to the Laws of Badminton that were introduced in 2006.

To print a version of the Laws of Badminton that will fit in a 40-leaf plastic folder, click one of the following links. Please note that, at the present time, the Index in the 2006 version of the 40-page Law Book is not valid as it still relates to the old laws.

		40-page Law Book (2006)	606 kb
		40-page Law Book (2006)	563 kb

If you wish to compare the new and old Laws of Badminton, the following link will take you to the previous incarnation of the 40-page Law Book.

40-page Law Book (2002)

641 kb

Other Law-Related Documents

		Clothing Regulations for Tournaments
		Information for Line Judges

Rally Point Scoring System

For further information on the new system, including all the documentation leading up to the ratification of the system, click here.

Official Use Only!

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