a) The mat chairman, whose functions are very important, shall assume all the duties provided for in the Wrestling Rules.

b) He shall co-ordinate the work of the referee and the judge.

c) He is obliged to follow the course of the bouts very carefully, without allowing himself to be distracted in any way, and to evaluate the behaviour and action of the other officials according to the Rules.

d) In the event of any disagreement between the referee and judge, his task is to settle the issue in order to determine the result, the number of points and the falls.

e) In no case may the mat chairman be the first to give an opinion. He must wait for the opinion of the referee and judge. He is not entitled to influence the decision.

f) The mat chairman's approval must absolutely be sought before granting a fall.

g) The mat chairman may decide to interrupt the bout in case of a serious mistake made by the referee.

h) He may also interrupt the bout if a serious scoring mistake is made by the referee and/or the judge. In such case, he must ask for a consultation. If the mat chairman does not obtain majority during the consultation, he must stand for either the referee or the judge. This consultation does not alter the wrestler's right to the challenge.

i) During a bout, when the coach considers that a blatant refereeing mistake has been made against his wrestler and calls for a challenge, the mat chairman must wait for the action to go to neutral and stop the match. The Jury of Appeal must review the video evidence. If the Jury of Appeal agrees that the refereeing body was right, the mat chairman must make sure that no other challenge will be granted to the wrestler in question during the remaining of the match.

After the review of the video evidence, the Jury of Appeal solely renders its decision. If the Jury of Appeal panel agrees unanimously, its decision is final and cannot be challenged. If there is disagreement among the Jury of Appeal, there may be one final review.