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It shall be a ‘fault’:
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13.1
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if a service is not correct (Law 9.1);
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13.2
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if, in service, the shuttle:
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13.2.1
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is caught on the net and remains suspended on its top;
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13.2.2
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after passing over the net, is caught in the net; or
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13.2.3
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is hit by the receiver’s partner;
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13.3
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if in play, the shuttle:
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13.3.1
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lands outside the boundaries of the court (i. e. not on or within the boundary lines);
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13.3.2
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passes through or under the net;
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13.3.3
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fails to pass over the net;
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13.3.4
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touches the ceiling or side walls;
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13.3.5
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touches the person or dress of a player;
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13.3.5.1
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In Para-badminton a Wheelchair or Crutch is considered part of the player’s person.
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13.3.6
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touches any other object or person outside the court;
(Where necessary on account of the structure of the building, the local badminton authority may, subject to the right of veto of its Member Association, make bye-laws dealing with cases in which a shuttle touches an obstruction).
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13.3.7
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is caught and held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke;
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13.3.8
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is hit twice in succession by the same player. However, a shuttle hitting the head and the stringed area of the racket in one stroke shall not be a ‘fault’;
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13.3.9
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is hit by a player and the player’s partner successively; or
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13.3.10
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touches a player’s racket and does not travel towards the opponent’s court;
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13.4
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if, in play, a player:
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13.4.1
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touches the net or its supports with racket, person or dress;
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13.4.2
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invades an opponent’s court over the net with racket or person except that the striker may follow the shuttle over the net with the racket in the course of a stroke after the initial point of contact with the shuttle is on the striker’s side of the net;
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13.4.3
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invades an opponent’s court under the net with racket or person such that an opponent is obstructed or distracted; or
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13.4.4
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obstructs an opponent, i.e. prevents an opponent from making a legal stroke where the shuttle is followed over the net;
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13.4.5
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deliberately distracts an opponent by any action such as shouting or making gestures;
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13.4.6
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in Wheelchair Badminton
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13.4.6.1
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at the moment the shuttle is hit no part of the players’ trunk is in contact with the seat of the wheelchair.
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13.4.6.2
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if the fixation of a foot to the footrest is lost.
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13.4.6.3
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during play, the player touches the floor with any part of the feet.
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13.5
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if a player is guilty of flagrant, repeated or persistent offences under Law 16.
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