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- ensures that any player bleeding from a wound leaves the field
of play. The player may only return on receiving a signal from
the referee, who must be satisfied that the bleeding has stopped;
- allows play to continue when the team against which an offence
has been committed will benefit from such an advantage and penalises
the original offence if the anticipated advantage does not ensue
at that time;
- punishes the more serious offence when a player commits more
than one offence at the same time;
- takes disciplinary action against players guilty of cautionable
and sending-off offences. He is not obliged to take this action
immediately but must do so when the ball next goes out of play;
- takes action against team officials who fail to conduct themselves
in a responsible manner and may, at his discretion, expel them
from the field of play and its immediate surrounds;
- acts on the advice of assistant referees regarding incidents
that he has not seen;
- ensures that no unauthorised persons enter the field of play;
- restarts the match after it has been stopped;
- provides the appropriate authorities with a match report, which
includes information on any disciplinary action taken against
players, and/or team officials and any other incidents that occurred
before, during or after the match.
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