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-**40.1** Details of the Competition Dress Code are defined in Appendices of these DSA Rules of Dancesport.
+**40.1** Details of the Competition Dress Code are defined in Appendices of these DSA Rules of Dancesport. The Dress Code applies to the [[rules:definitions#competition_attire|Competition Attire]] of every Competitor.
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-**41.1** Any advertising logo to be worn on competition attire is subject to the approval of DSA [[rules:definitions#national_office|National Office]] or its appointed nominee. As part of the conditions of approval, the DSA [[rules:definitions#marketing_committee|Marketing Committee]] may require that no advertising logos may be worn at a particular competition or during a particular DSA-organised function, if the content conflicts with any DSA sponsorship arrangement.
+**41.1** A [[rules:definitions#competitor|Competitor]] must not wear any advertising logo, [[rules:definitions#sponsor|Sponsor]] logo or [[rules:definitions#designer_label|Designer Label]] on [[rules:definitions#competition_attire|competition attire]] unless it has been approved under this Rule and recorded in the Sponsor Tag Register.
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-**41.2** Any advertising worn on the competition attire of a competitor shall conform to the following conditions:
+**41.2** Application for approval is made by the Competitor through their member account on the [[rules:definitions#official_dancesport_australia_website|official DSA website]], and is determined by the DSA National Board, which may approve the application, refuse it, approve it subject to conditions, or withdraw an approval previously given.
+  * **(a)** An application must include an image of the logo or label as it will appear on the attire, its dimensions and intended position, the identity of the Sponsor or manufacturer, and the nature of the support provided.
-  * A man/boy/leader may advertise up to three (3) sponsors, and a woman/girl/follower may advertise up to two (2) sponsors.
+  * **(b)** The DSA [[rules:definitions#marketing_committee|Marketing Committee]] may require that no advertising logos be worn at a particular competition or during a particular DSA-organised function where the content conflicts with any DSA sponsorship arrangement.
-  * The size of the advertisement may be no more than 40 square cm for each sponsor.
+  * **(c)** Approval of a [[rules:definitions#sponsor|Sponsor]] logo is given in respect of the applicant only. Approval of a [[rules:definitions#designer_label|Designer Label]] is given in respect of the manufacturer or maker and is not limited to the applicant — see [[#r41_5|Rule 41.5]].
-  * Such advertising may only be displayed and located on the hip, waist, chest, or sleeves.
-  * Each reproduction of any flag displayed on an athlete’s costume constitutes one (1) sponsor for this Rule.
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-**41.3** Competitors may not enter into sponsorship agreements that purport to give rights over intellectual property owned by DSA, unless first approved by the DSA National Board.
+**41.3** DSA maintains a Sponsor Tag Register recording every approval given under this Rule together with the approved image, its dimensions and its approved position. The Register is available online to the [[rules:definitions#chairperson_of_adjudicators|Chairperson of Adjudicators]] and the [[rules:definitions#invigilator|Invigilator]] at any competition. A Competitor is not required to carry or produce evidence of approval at a competition, and no Competitor may be required to do so.
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-**41.4** The existence of enforceable conditions in a sponsorship agreement that may affect a breach of these rules shall not be a defense by a competitor against the contravention of these rules.
+**41.4** Approved logos and labels worn on the competition attire of a Competitor shall conform to the following conditions:
+  * A man/boy/leader may wear no more than three (3), and a woman/girl/follower no more than two (2), counted in total and including any Designer Label.
+  * No single logo or label may exceed 40 square cm.
+  * They may only be displayed and located on the hip, waist, chest, or sleeves.
+  * Each reproduction of any flag displayed on an athlete’s costume counts as one (1) for the purposes of this Rule.
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-**41.5** The wearing of a manufacturer’s “Designer Label” on competition attire is permitted. The design of these labels is to be submitted for approval to the DanceSport Executive.
+**41.5** The wearing of a manufacturer’s [[rules:definitions#designer_label|Designer Label]] on competition attire is permitted where that Designer Label has been approved and recorded in the Sponsor Tag Register.
+  * **(a)** A Designer Label is approved once, for the manufacturer or maker. Once approved it may be worn by any Competitor on an item of competition attire made by that manufacturer or maker, and a separate approval is not required for each Competitor.
+  * **(b)** A Designer Label is subject to [[#r41_4|Rule 41.4]] in the same way as a [[rules:definitions#sponsor|Sponsor]] logo, and may not exceed the size, or be worn in any position other than those, permitted by that Rule.
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+**41.6** Notwithstanding the exclusions in the definition of [[rules:definitions#sponsor|Sponsor]], the DSA National Board may approve the wearing of a logo where it is satisfied that the person, business or organisation provides genuine and material support to the Competitor’s participation in DanceSport, and that approval would not give rise to an unfair advantage or bring the adjudication of any event into question.
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+**41.7** Competitors may not enter into sponsorship agreements that purport to give rights over intellectual property owned by DSA, unless first approved by the DSA National Board.
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+**41.8** The existence of enforceable conditions in a sponsorship agreement that may affect a breach of these rules shall not be a defence by a Competitor against the contravention of these rules.
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+**41.9** A Competitor who wears a logo or label that has not been approved under this Rule, or that does not conform to [[#r41_4|Rule 41.4]], risks disqualification. The Chairperson of Adjudicators may require the logo or label to be removed or covered before the Competitor takes part in any further round or event.