Global:Introduction to SCA martial activities - Handbooks - Application of the rules

Application of the rules

1. These handbooks contain vital and required information, rules, standards, conventions, and procedures meant to promote safe and effective participation in SCA martial activities. However, they cannot cover every situation or scenario, or replace common sense, good judgment, and empathy.
2. If there is a question when applying these rules, marshals should choose the answer that promotes the greatest degree of safety for everyone, while being flexible and creative to enable participation to the maximum extent possible.
3. When not otherwise directed by the Crown, the Crown's representative upon the field and in all matters dealing with Society martial activities is the Kingdom Earl Marshal and, by delegation, warranted members of the kingdom marshalate.
   1. Unless otherwise directed by Kingdom Law, the Crown's representative upon the field and in all matters dealing with martial activities within a discipline is the Kingdom Earl Marshal, the Kingdom Deputy Earl marshal for the discipline, and, by delegation, warranted members of the kingdom marshalate.
   2. The discipline marshalate has jurisdiction over all SCA martial activities for that discipline.