Rule 80. Spitting

(a) A Match penalty shall be assessed any player or team official who deliberately spits on or at an opponent, official, team official or spectator. The Referee shall report full details of the incident to the President.

(b) A Minor penalty will be assessed to any player or team official who deliberately spits on the playing surface.

SITUATION 1
Where a team official has been removed from the bench and ordered to the dressing room for a spitting infraction, the offending team would be required to place a player on the penalty bench to serve the 5-minute time penalty. Where the team official was assessed a minor penalty for spitting, the offending team would
be required to place a player on the penalty bench to serve the 2-minute time penalty. In either case, that player would have to be selected from the players on the floor at the time of the infraction.