4i TOUCHING BALLS.
Play away from any touching balls.
If the touching ball is an on ball. The player is deemed to have played that ball. To play a legal shot, the player need only pot a ball from his/her own group OR cause any ball, including the cue ball, to strike a cushion.
If the touching ball is not on. The player must play away and meet all of the normal requirements of a legal shot.
See rule 5d.
On playing away from two or more touching balls. All requirements of a legal shot must be met. If not possible the game is a stalemate. See 4r.
Should a touching ball move while ‘playing away’ then this is a foul.
