BEFORE THE EISTEDDFOD
1. Competitors, teachers and parents should read the General Rules of the Eisteddfod found at the beginning of the Syllabus and the Programme.
2. COPYRIGHT: Please refer to General Rules 4.
3. Competitors must not perform the same item in more than one section.
4. Competitors may enter only once in any one section.
5. Competitors who have won first prize at a Bathurst Eisteddfod may not perform that winning item again for two years. This applies to either individual performances or presentations in conjunction with partners.
6. Backing sounds and / or musical accompaniments are not allowed.
7. All works must be performed from memory except where otherwise stated.
8. A competitor is eligible to enter RESTRICTED SECTIONS only if they have never won first place in a Recitation section in any Eisteddfod or Competition up until closing date of entry Friday 1st June 2012.

DURING THE EISTEDDFOD
1. All competitors MUST register and hand a copy of their script for use by the Adjudicator to the Eisteddfod representative at the COPIES TABLE ten minutes before each Section begins.
2. No late copies will be accepted. Competitors who have not registered as present at the beginning of their section will be considered ineligible to perform unless notification has been given to the presiding Committee member. No names are to be shown. Please include on the top of your copy:
Competitor number e.g. Competitor 7
Section number Section 206
Section title Recitation 8 years
3. The name of the piece only is required for the following sections. Copies are not required for:
Public Speaking
Ask the Expert
Mime
4. No copy is needed for: 2BS Radio News
5. TIME LIMITS will be strictly enforced. If the time limit is exceeded, no marks will be awarded and a bell may be rung to indicate that the performance is over time.
6. The curtain will be used for Verse Speaking Choirs only.
7. All competitors 5 years and under will receive an award in the following sections: Recitation, Australian Verse, Humorous Verse and Nursery Rhyme. These sections are non-competitive.
8. Theatre etiquette is expected at all times. People may not disrupt, distract or in any way interfere with the performance of a competitor on stage.