IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ARTIFICIAL DEVICES:
(Laws 41 of the Sport of Bowls Crystal Mark Fourth Edition)
Bowls England Regulations State:
Artificial devices may be used by players with disabilities for delivering the jack or bowl provided they are approved by Bowls England following consultation with relevant disability bowls organisations. Currently this includes the standard bowling arm, the DHB Hacksaw bowling arm and the bowls launcher. The individual shall decide before a game starts if they are going to use an aid. If they decide to then they shall use it for the duration of that game.
Appendix J of our competition regulations has more detail on players with disabilities: Bowls England
English Indoor Bowling Association Regulations State:
8.3 Artificial devices be used by players with disabilities for delivering the jack or bowl (Law 41.)
The player using the device shall decide before a game starts if they are going to use an aid. If they so decide, then they shall use it for the entire duration of that game.
eiba.co.uk
ALL DISABILITIES BOWLS ENGLAND (DBE) EVENT WILL FOLLOW THE ABOVE REGULATIONS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
We have requested guidance from other Para Home Nations, International Bowls for the Disabled and World Bowls for International events.