Awarded score: period extended?

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When NFHS 10.9.1-4 is invoked to determine a penalty, the language seems clear, "Unfair Act-the referee enforces ANY penalty he considers equitable, INCLUDING the awarding of a score."

It would seem whatever penalty is enforced would INCLUDE whatever the referee decided it should, or should not include.

However, the other side of this coin is that choosing to apply NF 10.9.1-4 is almost certain to generate a great deal of scrutiny and review of what the referee decided was equitable, and why, which bears serious consideration and may be reason why such enforcement is so rare.