# Law 5: Equipment and Compliance (BWF Laws of Badminton)

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Who rules on whether rackets, shuttles and other equipment comply, and the wheelchair and crutch of Para badminton.

## 5.51 Compliance and Para Equipment

BWF's rulings on equipment and who may ask for one; wheelchair, belt, supporting wheels and footrest.

### Test 1: Who rules on equipment, and the extra equipment of Para badminton

- BWF rules on whether any racket, shuttle, equipment or prototype complies with the specifications. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.1)
- A ruling may be made on BWF's own initiative or on application. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.1)
- Any party with a bona fide interest may apply: players, technical officials, makers, Member Associations or their members. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.1)
- Players are among the parties with a bona fide interest who may apply. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.1)
- For Para badminton a wheelchair or a crutch may be used. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.2)
- A player's body may be fixed to the wheelchair with an elastic belt. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.2.1)
- The player's feet must be fixed to the footrest of the wheelchair. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.2.3)
- A maker has a bona fide interest and may apply; BWF then rules on compliance. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.1)
- The body sits on the seat, held by the belt; the feet are fixed to the footrest below it. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.2.1, 5.2.3)
- BWF rules on whether a racket or prototype complies; a shape-changing device is the kind of point it decides. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.1, 4.3.2)

Sources: BWF Laws of Badminton, V6.0 in force 4 January 2027, Law 5 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Laws, not reproduced)

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