What does the date stamp mean?
World Bowls requires that licensed manufacturers and licensed testers put the registered ‘World Bowls Stamp ‘ either on the small end or between the inner and outer rings of the bowl. This stamp validates that the bowl complies with all the regulations and specifications of World Bowls. Introduced in 2002 the stamp is now used on all new and re-tested bowls. The stamp is a requirement for the bowls to be valid for use in major competitions under the control of World Bowls or any Member National Authority. Prior to the 2002 introduction of the World Bowls stamp, bowls were stamped with the stamps of the International Bowling Board and prior to 1988 bowls had the stamp of the major countries.
