The Laws of the Sport of Bowls

The sport of Lawn Bowls is played in accordance with the Laws of the Sport Crystal Mark Edition.

The Laws of the Sport are currently copyrighted by World Bowls Ltd for this reason we are unable to reproduce these Laws on this website.

At the World Bowls Biennial Council Meeting held in Melbourne on 25 March 2006, Member National Authorities approved the Laws of the Sport of Bowls – Fourth Edition (second draft).

This edition of the laws (now renamed ‘Crystal Mark Edition’) now applies worldwide

World Bowls Ltd have published the entire Crystal Mark Edition on their website.  Please follow the link below to view the Laws

Laws of the Sport of Bowls - Crystal Mark Edition

Objectives and Changes Document

The above documents are published with the kind permission of World Bowls Ltd

24th January 2008
At the biennial meeting of World Bowls held in Christchurch, New Zealand on 24th January 2008, a notice of motion to amend Law 15.2 (Tie Breaker) was approved. The amended Law has been incorporated into the Laws of the Sport and is effective immediately.
Full details can be found at 15.2 of the Laws of the Sport.

Details of the application of the Laws as well as other training aids can be found in our Training Manual