8.8.1 The Championship Director shall impose penalties for infringement of, or noncompliance with, any Rule or Local Procedure. The severity of the penalties ranges from a minimum of a warning to disqualification as appropriate for the offence. The penalties imposed by the Championship Director shall be in accordance with the appropriate list of penalties stated in Section 8.9 below:
a. 1000-Points Scoring System – penalties applied directly.
b. Kilometre Scoring System – penalty applied with an equivalence of 1 km for each 5 points in the table. c.
Place Scoring Systems – penalty applied as for the scoring system in use - 1000-points or Kilometre - to assessing Place Scores.
8.8.2 Offences not covered by this list may be penalised at the Championships Director’s discretion in accordance with the provisions of the Sporting Code, General Section 5.2.
8.8.3 Penalties shall be listed on the Score sheet of the Day on which the penalty was given.
8.8.4 If a penalty is imposed on a Day which does not meet the requirements of a Championship Day (8.2.1), or non-competition Days, or during the practice week, then the penalty shall be added to the competitor’s cumulative Score.
This rule is intended to apply to penalties that are awarded for disciplinary or safety reasons and not penalties that are awarded for a technical failure.
8.8.5 A competitor who has been disqualified shall surrender his Sporting Licence according to the Sporting Code, General Section 5.3.