a) Officials shall perform all the duties set forth in the Regulations governing wrestling competitions and in any special provisions which might be established for the organisation of particular competitions.

b) It is the duty of officials to follow each bout very carefully and to evaluate the actions of the wrestlers so that the results shown on the judge's and mat chairman's score sheet accurately reflect the specific nature of said bout.

c) The mat chairman, referee and judge shall evaluate the holds individually in order to arrive at a final decision. The referee and judge must work together under the direction of the mat chairman, who co-ordinates the work of the officials.

d) It is the duty of the officials to assume all of the functions of refereeing and judging, to award points and to impose the penalties stipulated in the Rules.

e) The score sheets of the judge and mat chairman are used to tally all the holds executed by the two opponents. The points, cautions (0) must be recorded with the greatest accuracy, in the order corresponding to the various phases of the bout. These score sheets must be signed by the judge and mat chairman, respectively.

f) If a bout does not end in a "fall", the decision shall be made by the mat chairman. It shall be based on an evaluation of all the actions of each competitor, recorded from beginning to end on the judge's and mat chairman's score sheets.

g) All the points awarded by the judge must be announced to the public as soon as they are determined, either by means of bats or by an electric scoreboard.

h) Officials are required to use the basic UWW vocabulary that is appropriate to their respective roles when conducting the bouts. However, they are forbidden to speak to anybody during the bout, except, of course, amongst themselves when the occasion requires them to do so for consultation and to perform their tasks properly.

i) When a challenge is requested by a coach and confirmed by the wrestler, the Jury of appeal must watch the video evidence on the large screen and renders its decision solely without consultation with the refereeing body.