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member of the nominated team. The Referee may also remove the Captain without a formal warning for a single incident of misconduct. The Captain shall be allowed to sit on the court beside the chair of his team but he may not move away from that area. Apart from his team, he may talk to the Chair Umpire and to the Referee. He may not talk to any Line Umpire. In addition to removal, the Captain is subject to the applicable provisions and penalties of the Davis Cup Code of Conduct. (c) The Referee may also make a recommendation to the Davis Cup Committee that the Captain be disqualified from acting in that capacity, or as a player, in subsequent Ties in that year's Competition, or in later Davis Cup Competitions. (d) Prior to or during the course of a Tie, the Referee may, in his discretion call off a match and/or the Tie and award the victory to the Visiting Nation if the Home Nation fails to provide a playable court as per Regulation 39. However prior to calling off the Tie, the Referee must obtain the approval of the Executive Director or his designee. (e) All decisions of the Referee are final. 46. LANGUAGE FOR CALLING SCORE The official language for calling the score is English. The Competing Nations and the Referee in each Tie shall mutually agree upon the second language to be used by the Chair Umpire in calling the score, and failing such agreement only the English language must be used. IX. FINANCE 47. CURRENCY The official currency of this Competition shall be the US dollar. Financial transactions under these Regulations may be conducted in currencies other than the US dollar where agreed in writing between the two parties involved in the transaction, whether that is two Nations or the ITF and a Nation. Such agreement should specify the currency in which the transaction will be conducted and the date on which any conversion to/from any other currency will be calculated. Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties the official currency shall apply and the date of completion of the Tie in question shall be the relevant date for conversion of amounts from any other currency. 48. GROSS RECEIPTS - ALL TIES "Gross Receipts'' are all monies received in respect of admissions to the ground, courts and stands, after deduction of any Government and/or municipal taxes, provided, however, that such deductions shall not exceed an amount corresponding to 20 per cent of such receipts if applicable. All tax and other deductions, and receipts, must be supported by certified vouchers. 27

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