(1) If a contestant is accidentally butted in a bout, but can continue, the referee shall:

(a) stop the action to inform the judges and acknowledge the butt; and

(b) if in following rounds, as a result of legal blows, the cut worsens, and the injured contestant cannot continue, the referee shall stop the bout and declare a technical draw if this occurs before the end of the third round. If this occurs after the start of the fourth round, the referee shall declare a technical decision with the winner being the contestant who is ahead on points.

(2) If a contestant is accidentally butted in a bout so that he cannot continue, the referee shall:

(a) call the bout a draw if an accidental butt occurs during the first three rounds of any athletic event.

(b) call the bout a technical decision if the accidental butt occurs after the completion of the third round with the winner being the contestant who is ahead on points. The round in which the bout is stopped shall be scored by the judges.

(3) In the case of a clear and intentional butt when the bout can continue, the contestant who initiated the butt shall have a two point deduction. The referee shall stop the action and inform the judges of the two point deduction.

(4) In the case of a clear and intentional butt when the bout is stopped because of a cut, the contestant who initiated the butt shall lose by disqualification, even if he is the injured contestant.