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												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
												Alternative Dispute Resolution 
												Act, 2010 
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Act 798</span></p>
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												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ARRANGEMENT OF 
												SECTIONS </span></p>
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												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
												PART ONE--ARBITRATION </span></p>
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												<i>
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												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arbitration 
												agreement</span></i></p>
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												<i>
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												Section</span></i></p>
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												1.Application </span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: black">
												2. Form of arbitration agreement
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: black">
												3. Separation of arbitration 
												agreement and revocation of 
												agreement </span></p>
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												4. Arbitration agreement not 
												discharged by drat, </span></p>
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												5. Reference to arbitration
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												6. Application to court </span>
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												7 .Reference by court </span>
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												&nbsp;8 Change in claim or 
												counterclaim. </span></p>
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												9. Modification of time </span>
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												10. Reckoning of time </span>
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												11. Place of arbitration.</span></p>
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												<i>
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												Qualification and appointment of 
												arbitrators</span></i></p>
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												12.</span><i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												</span></i>
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												Qualification of arbitrators</span></p>
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												13. Number of arbitrators</span></p>
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												14. Appointment of arbitrators</span></p>
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												<i>
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												Impartiality and challenge of 
												arbitrators</span></i></p>
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												15. Impartiality and challenge 
												of arbitrators</span></p>
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												16, Challenge of Appointment 
												procedure</span></p>
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												<i>
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												Revocation of arbitrators 
												authority</span></i></p>
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												17. Renovation of arbitrators 
												authority</span></p>
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												18. Renovation of arbitrators 
												authority by the High Court.</span></p>
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												19. Registration of arbitrator</span></p>
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												20. Death of arbitrator or 
												person who appointed the 
												arbitrator </span></p>
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												2L. Filling of vacancy </span>
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												22.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif"> 
												Fees for arbitrators</span></p>
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												23. Immunity of arbitrator</span></p>
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												<i>
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												Arbitral Tribunal</span></i></p>
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												24<i>. &nbsp;</i>Competence to rule 
												on jurisdiction </span></p>
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												25. Objection to jurisdiction
												</span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												26 . Application to High Court 
												on jurisdiction </span></p>
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												27. Waiver of right </span></p>
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												28. Rights of party not notified 
												of arbitral proceedings </span>
												</p>
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												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Arbitral processes </span></i>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #495147">29.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Arbitration 
												management conference </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #495147">30.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Conciliation 
												conference </span></p>
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												31 Duties and powers of 
												arbitrator in proceedings </span>
												</p>
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												<span style="color: #495147">32.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Language 
												of proceedings </span></p>
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												<span style="color: #495147">33.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Statement 
												of claim and defence </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6C7063">34.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">The 
												arbitration hearing </span></p>
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												<span style="color: #6C7063">35.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Taking 
												of evidence in presence of 
												pantes </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6C7063">36.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Filing 
												of documents and other evidence 
												after hearing </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6C7063">37.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Notice 
												of Investigation</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6C7063">38.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Interim 
												Reliefs</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6C7063">39.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Power 
												of the High Court to support 
												arbitral proceeding</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6C7063">40.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Determination 
												of preliminary point of law
												</span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												41. Mode and Substance of 
												evidence</span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												42. Representation</span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #495147">43.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Appointment 
												of expert </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #495147">44.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Postponement 
												of hei11ill~ </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #495147">45.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Closing 
												of hearing </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6C7063">46.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Re-opening 
												of hearing </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #495147">47.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Settlement 
												before concJLlsiul1 of 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #495147">48.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Rules 
												for the award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #495147">49.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Form 
												and content of arbitral award
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #495147">50.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Scope 
												of award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6C7063">51.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Assessment 
												of &nbsp;fess and compensation </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6C7063">52.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Effect 
												of award </span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												53 Correction of&nbsp; or addition to 
												award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #585F53">54.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Liability 
												and waiver </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #38433C">55.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Expenses
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #38433C">56.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Power 
												to withhold award in case of 
												non-payment </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Powers of the High Court in 
												relation to award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #38433C">57.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Enforcement 
												of the award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #38433C">58.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Challenge 
												of award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #38433C">59.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Enforcement 
												of foreign awards </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #38433C">60.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Expedited 
												arbitration proceedings </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												61 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Modification of Centre 
												Rules </span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												62. Effect of expedited 
												proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #38433C">63.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Submission 
												to mediation </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #585F53">64.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Reference 
												to mediation by court </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6F7465">65.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Number 
												of mediators </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #8B8E7D">66.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Appointment 
												of mediator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #8B8E7D">67.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Mediator 
												with interest </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												68 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Disclosure by mediator
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6F7465">69.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Termination 
												of appointment for delay </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #8B8E7D">70.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Filling 
												of vacancy in mediation </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #8B8E7D">71.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Representation 
												in mediation </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #585F53">72.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Date, 
												time and place of mediation
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #585F53">73.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Identification 
												of issues in dispute </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6F7465">74.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Powers 
												of mediator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6F7465">75.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Administrative 
												assistance </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6F7465">76.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Communication 
												between mediator and parties
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6F7465">77.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Attendance 
												at mediation </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #585F53">78.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Disclosure 
												of information </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #585F53">79.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Confidentiality 
												of mediation </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #38433C">80.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">End 
												of mediation </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6F7465">81.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Settlement 
												agreement </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #8B8E7D">82.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Status 
												and effect of settlement 
												agreement </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">83.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Resort 
												to arbitral or judicial 
												proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">84.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Role 
												of mediator in other proceedings
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">85.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Admissibility 
												of evidence in other proceedings
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">86.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Exclusion 
												of liability </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">87.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Mediation 
												expenses </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">88.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Deposits
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">89.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Submission 
												to customary arbitration </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">90.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Agreement 
												to submit to customary 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">91.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Reference 
												by court to customary 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">92.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Qualification 
												of customary arbitrator </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">93.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Rules 
												of customary arbitration </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">94.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Registration 
												of dispute with the Centre
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">95.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Number 
												of customary arbitrators </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #7E8272">96.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Appointment 
												of customary arbitrator by 
												Centre </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #7E8272">97.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Notice 
												of appointment of customary 
												arbitrator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #9E9F8C">98.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Disclosure 
												by a customary arbitrator </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #7E8272">99.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Challenge 
												of a customary arbitrator </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">
												100.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Revocation 
												of customary arbitrator's 
												appointment </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">
												101.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Resignation 
												of customary arbitrator </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">
												102.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Death 
												of customary arbitrator </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">
												103.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Filling 
												of vacancy in customary 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #2E372F">
												104.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Place, 
												date and time of first customary 
												arbitration session </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">
												105.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Withdrawal 
												from customary arbitration
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">
												106.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Language 
												of proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">
												107.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Time 
												for customary award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">
												108.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Form 
												of customary award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #444C42">
												109.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Effect 
												of customary award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">
												110.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Registration 
												of customary award Ill. 
												Enforcement of customary award
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">
												111.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Setting 
												aside customary award </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #5B6155">
												112.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Negotiation 
												for a settlement </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												PART FOUR-ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE 
												RESOLUTION CENTRE </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												114.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Establishment 
												of Alternative Dispute 
												Resolution Centre </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												115.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Object 
												and functions of the Centre
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												116.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Independence 
												of Centre </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #1A251F">
												117.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Board 
												of governors </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												118.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Tenure 
												of office of members of the 
												Board </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												119.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Allowance 
												of members of the Board </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #1A251F">
												120.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Meetings 
												of the Board </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												121.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Disclosure 
												of interest by Board member
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												122.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Committees 
												of the Board </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #4A5348">
												123.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Registration 
												of arbitrators and mediators
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #4A5348">
												124.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Regional 
												and district offices of the 
												Centre </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												PART FIVE-FINANCIAL, 
												ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS 
												PROVISIONS </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #4A5348">
												125.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Establishment 
												of Alternative Dispute 
												Resolution Fund </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #6A7062">
												126.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Objects 
												of the Fund </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												127 Management of the Fund
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												128.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Functions 
												of the Board in relation to the 
												Fund </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												129.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Executive 
												Secretary </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #4A5348">
												130.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Appointment 
												of other staff </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												131.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Delegation 
												of power of appointment </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												132.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Accounts 
												and Audit </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												133.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Annual 
												reports </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #303C35">
												134.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Regulations
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #4A5348">
												135.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Interpretation
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #4A5348">
												136.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Modification 
												of court rules </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #4A5348">
												137.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Repeals 
												and savings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #4A5348">
												138.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Transitional 
												provisions </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ACT 
												798</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												ACT</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
												REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												ENTITLED</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 
												ACT, 2010</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												An Act to </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												provide for the settlement of 
												disputes by arbitration. 
												mediation and customary 
												arbitration, to establish an 
												Alternative dispute Resolution 
												Centre and to provide for 
												related matters. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												DATE OF ASSENT: 31<sup>st </sup>
												day of May 2010</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												PASSED by Parliament and 
												assented to by the President:
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												PART ONE -- ARBITRATION </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Application </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												1. This Act applies to matters 
												other than those that relate to
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;<i>(a) </i>the national or 
												public interest; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the environment; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the enforcement and 
												interpretation of the 
												Constitution; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any other matter that by law 
												cannot be settled by an 
												alternative dispute resolution 
												method. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Form of arbitration agreement
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												2. (1) Parties to a written 
												agreement may provide that a 
												dispute arising under the 
												agreement shall be resolved by 
												arbitration.</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;(2) A provision to submit a 
												dispute to arbitration may be in 
												the form of an arbitration 
												clause in the agreement or in 
												the form of a sepa­rate 
												agreement. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) An arbitration agreement 
												shall be in writing and may be 
												in the form provided in the 
												Fifth Schedule to this Act.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp; (4) For the purpose of this 
												Act an arbitration agreement is 
												in writing </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												it is made by exchange of 
												communications in writing 
												in­cluding exchange of letters, 
												telex, fax, e-mail or other 
												means of communication which 
												provide a record of the 
												agree­ment; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												there is an exchange of 
												statement of claim and defence 
												in which the existence of the 
												agreement is alleged by one 
												party and not denied by the 
												other. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Separation of arbitration 
												agreement and revocation of 
												agreement </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												3. (1) Unless otherwise agreed 
												by the parties, an arbitration 
												agreement which forms or is 
												intended to form part of another 
												agreement, shall not be regarded 
												as invalid, non existent or 
												ineffective because that other 
												agreement is invalid or did not 
												come into existence or has 
												become ineffective and shall for 
												that purpose be treated as a 
												distinct agreement. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Unless a contrary intention 
												is expressed in the agreement, 
												an arbitration agreement is 
												irrevocable except by agreement 
												of the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Arbitration agreement not 
												discharged by death </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												4. An arbitration agreement is 
												not discharged by the death of 
												the person or the dissolution or 
												merger of the body corporate 
												which is a party to that 
												agreement and it is enforceable 
												by or against the personal 
												representative, liquidator or 
												successor of the party. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Reference to arbitration </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												5. (1) A party to a dispute in 
												respect of Which there is an 
												arbitration agreement may, 
												subject to the terms of the 
												arbitration agreement, refer the 
												dispute to </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any person or institution for 
												arbitration; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the Alternative Dispute 
												Resolution Centre established 
												under Part IV to facilitate the 
												arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Where reference is made to a 
												person or institution other than 
												the Centre the procedure and 
												rules shall be as the parties 
												and arbitrators determine.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) Where a reference 
												is made to the Centre, the Rules 
												set out in Regulations made 
												under this Act shall apply to 
												the arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Application to court </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												6. (1) Where there is an 
												arbitration agreement and a 
												party commence an action in a 
												court, the other party may on 
												entering appearance, and 0 
												notice to the party who 
												commenced the action in court, 
												apply to the court to refer the 
												action or a part of the action 
												to which the arbitration 
												agreement relates, to 
												arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The court on hearing an 
												application ·made under 
												subsection (1 shall, if 
												satisfied that the matter in 
												respect of which the application 
												ha been made is a matter in 
												respect of which there is an 
												arbitration agreement, refer the 
												matter to arbitration. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The grant of an application 
												shall serve as stay of the 
												proceedings in the court. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Unless otherwise agreed to 
												by the parties, where 
												proceedings in court are stayed 
												for the purpose of arbitration, 
												any security given, propcl1j 
												detained, injunction or 
												restraining orders imposed in 
												the original action shall apply 
												to the arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Reference by court </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												7. (1) Where a court before 
												which an action is pending is of 
												the \'le\ that the action or a 
												part of the action can be 
												resolved through arbitration 
												that court may with the consent 
												of the parties in writing, 
												despite that there is no 
												arbitration agreement in respect 
												of the matter in dispute, refer 
												the action or any part of the 
												action for arbitration. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) A reference under 
												subsection (1) shall state
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>(a) </i>the 
												reasons for the reference;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the nature of the dispute;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the monetary value of the claim; 
												and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the remedy sought </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												and shall have attached copies 
												of the pleadings and any other 
												documents the court considers 
												relevant to it. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Where at the time of 
												reference under this section 
												pleadings are closed, the 
												pleadings shall be deemed to be 
												the claim, defense, reply, 
												counterclaim and defense to 
												counterclaim as the case may be 
												in the arbitration proceedings.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) For the purpose of a 
												reference under this section the 
												plaintiff in the original action 
												shall be the claimant and the 
												defendant shall be the 
												respondent in the arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) Where in any action before a 
												court the court realises that 
												the action is the subject of an 
												arbitration agreement, the court 
												shall stay the proceedings and 
												refer the parties to 
												arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Change in claim or counterclaim
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												8. (1) A party may make a new 
												claim or counterclaim or change 
												a defence by writing to the 
												other party. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The procedure in relation to 
												change in claim or counterclaim 
												shall be as determined by the 
												parties and the arbitrators or 
												the parties may adopt the Rules 
												set out in the Second Schedule 
												to this Act. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Modification of time </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												9. Where an arbitration 
												agreement or this Act fixes a 
												time for taking </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any step in an arbitration or 
												other dispute resolution 
												proceedings, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>(a) </i>the 
												parties, by agreement; </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator, with the 
												agreement of the parties; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the appointing authority, at the 
												request of a party for good 
												cause shown </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												may modify that period of time, 
												except that an arbitrator or the 
												appointing authority shall not 
												extend the time for making an 
												award. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Reckoning of time </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												10. Parties to an arbitration 
												may agree on a method of 
												reckoning any period of time in 
												relation to the arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Place of arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #474D3F">11.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">(1) 
												The parties are free to agree on 
												the place of arbitration. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) In the absence of an 
												agreement the place of 
												arbitration shall be determined 
												by the arbitral tribunal which 
												shall take into account the 
												cir­cumstances of the case and 
												the convenience of the parties.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Despite the other provisions 
												of this section, the arbitral 
												tribunal may, unless otherwise 
												agreed by the parties, meet at 
												any place it considers suitable 
												after consultation among its 
												members, for hearing witnesses, 
												the parties, experts or for the 
												inspection of documents, goods 
												or other items. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Qualification and appointment of 
												arbitrator </span></i></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Qualification of arbitrator
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												12. (1) An arbitrator shall be a 
												person appointed by the parties 
												or by a person or institution 
												acting under a power conferred 
												by the parties and may be a 
												person with the experience or 
												qualification that the parties 
												may agree on. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A person without experience 
												or qualification relevant to the 
												subject of the dispute may be 
												appointed an arbitrator if the 
												parties so agree. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A person of any nationality 
												may be appointed an arbitrator 
												unless otherwise determined by 
												the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) In appointing an arbitrator, 
												the parties, the person or the 
												insti­tution vested with the 
												power of appointment shall have 
												regard to </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the personal, proprietary, 
												fiduciary or financial interest 
												of the arbitrator in the matter 
												to which the arbitration 
												relates; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the relationship of the 
												arbitrator to a party or counsel 
												of a party to the arbitration;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the nationalities of the 
												parties; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												other relevant considerations
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												to ensure the appointment of an 
												independent and an impartial 
												arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) A person appointed an 
												arbitrator shall before 
												acceptance, dis­close to the 
												parties or the appointing 
												authority any information likely 
												to affect the neutrality of the 
												arbitration, particularly with 
												regard to that arbitrator's 
												interest in any case involving 
												the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;Number of arbitrators </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13. (1) The parties are at 
												liberty to determine the number 
												of arbitrator&#8217;s except that the 
												number must be an uneven number.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Failing the determination as 
												provided in subsection (1), the 
												arbitration shall consist of 
												three arbitrators. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Appointment of arbitrator </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												14. (1) Except otherwise 
												provided in the arbitration 
												agreement, the parties are at 
												liberty to agree on the 
												procedure for appointing an 
												arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(2) Where </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitration agreement does 
												not provide for a procedure for 
												appointing an arbitrator; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the parties fail to agree on a 
												procedure for appointing an 
												arbitrator and the arbitration 
												agreement does not provide for 
												the settling of the 
												disagreement, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												each party, in an arbitration 
												which requires the appointment 
												of three arbitrators, shall 
												appoint one arbitrator and the 
												two appointed arbitrators, shall 
												appoint the third arbitrator who 
												shall be the chairperson. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) For the purposes of section 
												13 and subsection (2) of this 
												section where </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a party fails to appoint an 
												arbitrator within fourteen days 
												from the receipt of a request to 
												do so from the other party; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the two appointed arbitrators 
												fail to agree on the third 
												arbitrator within fourteen days 
												from the date of their 
												appointment, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the appointment shall be made by 
												the appointing authority upon a 
												request by a party. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) In an arbitration which 
												requires the appointment of a 
												sole arbitrator, if the parties 
												fail to agree on the arbitrator 
												within fourteen days after the 
												receipt of a request for 
												arbitration by one party from 
												the other party, the appointment 
												shall be made by the appointing 
												authority upon a request by a 
												party. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) Despite any provision in 
												this section, parties are free 
												to agree on what should happen 
												in the event of a failure of the 
												procedure to appoint 
												arbitrators. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) A party may for the purpose 
												of appointing an arbitrator 
												request for the register of 
												arbitrators maintained by the 
												Centre and the Centre shall 
												comply with the request. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) An appointing authority may 
												keep a register of arbitrators 
												and mediators which may be 
												accessed by the public. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Impartiality 
												and challenge of arbitrator</span></i></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Impartiality 
												and challenge of arbitrator
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												15. (1) Where a person is 
												requested to be an abitrator, 
												that person shall disclose in 
												writing any circumstances likely 
												to give reasonable cause to 
												doubt as to the independence or 
												impartiality of that person.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) An arbitrator, from the time 
												of appointment and throughout 
												the arbitral proceedings shall 
												without delay, disclose to the 
												parties in writing any 
												circumstances referred to in 
												subsection (1). </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) An arbitrator's appointment 
												may be challenged only if </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												circumstances exist that give 
												rise to reasonable cause to 
												doubt as to the arbitrator's 
												independence or impartiality; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator does not possess 
												the qualification agreed on by 
												the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) A party may not challenge an 
												arbitrator appointed by the 
												party or in whose appointment 
												that party participated, except 
												for reasons of which the party 
												becomes aware subsequent to the 
												appointment. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Challenge of appointment 
												procedure </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												16. (1) Subject to subsection 
												(2), the parties are free to 
												agree on a procedure for 
												challenging the appointment of 
												an arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Unless otherwise agreed upon 
												in accordance with subsection 
												(1), a party challenging the 
												appointment of an arbitrator, 
												shall within fifteen days of 
												becoming aware of the 
												constitution of the arbitral 
												tribu­nal or after becoming 
												aware of circumstances that 
												justify the challenge of the 
												appointment of an arbitrator, 
												submit a written statement of 
												the reasons for the challenge to 
												the arbitrator and any other 
												arbitrators. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Unless the arbitrator whose 
												appointment is challenged, 
												with­draws from the arbitration 
												or the other party to the 
												arbitration agrees to the 
												challenge, the arbitral tribunal 
												shall decide on the challenge 
												but in the case of a sole 
												arbitrator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												where the arbitrator is 
												appointed by an appointing 
												&nbsp;&nbsp;authority, the appointing 
												authority shall decide on the 
												challenge, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												where the arbitrator is 
												appointed by a party the party 
												challenging the arbitrator may 
												apply to the High Court for [he 
												determination of the challenge.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Where a sole arbitrator's 
												appointment is successfully 
												challenged the sole arbitrator 
												shall cease to be the arbitrator 
												for the case. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) Where the challenge of an 
												arbitrator is from both parties, 
												the appointing authority shall 
												replace the arbitrator. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Revocation of arbitrator's 
												authority</span></i></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Revocation 
												of arbitrator's authority </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												17. (1) The parties may agree on 
												the circumstances under which 
												the appointment of an arbitrator 
												may be revoked. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) Unless the parties 
												have agreed on the circumstances 
												for revo­cation, the authority 
												of an arbitrator terminates if,
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator withdraws from 
												office as an arbitrator; </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the parties acting jointly or by 
												the appointing authority vested 
												by the parties with the power 
												for the purpose, terminates the 
												appointment; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator fails to sit 
												within a reasonable time. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The revocation of the 
												authority of an arbitrator by 
												the parties acting jointly shall 
												be in writing. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Revocation of arbitrator's 
												authority by the High Court
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												18. (1) The High Court may on an 
												application on notice by a party 
												to an arbitration remove an 
												arbitrator where it considers it 
												fit. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The Court may make an order 
												to remove an arbitrator where
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												there is sufficient reason to 
												doubt the impartiality of the 
												arbi­trator; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator does not possess 
												the qualifications or 
												experi­ence required under the 
												arbitration agreement or agreed 
												to by the parties; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator is physically or 
												mentally incapable or there is 
												justifiable doubt as to the 
												arbitrator's capability to 
												conduct the proceedings; </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator has refused or 
												failed to </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(i) conduct the arbitral 
												proceedings properly; or </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(ii) use reasonable despatch in 
												conducting the proceedings or 
												making an award &nbsp;and substantial 
												injustice has or will be caused 
												to the applicant. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Where the parties have by 
												agreement vested the power of 
												removal of an arbitrator in an 
												appointing authority, the Court 
												shall not entertain the 
												application unless it is 
												satisfied that the applicant has 
												prior to the application, 
												exhausted the available 
												recourse. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) An application under 
												subsection (2) shall operate as 
												a stay of arbitral proceedings.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) The arbitrator may make 
												representation to the Court in 
												re­spect of the application.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) Where the Court upon 
												conclusion of the hearing of the 
												ap­plication, removes <i>the 
												arbitrator, it may make any 
												orders that it consid­</i>ers 
												appropriate for payment of fees
												<i>and </i>expenses of the 
												arbitrator or the repayment by 
												the arbitrator of any fees or <i>
												expenses already </i>paid to the 
												arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Vacancy in the Arbitral Tribunal</span></i></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Resignation 
												of arbitrator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												19. (1) The parties may agree 
												with the arbitrator, in the 
												event of the resignation of the 
												arbitrator, on the fees or 
												expenses and relief for any 
												liability incurred by the 
												arbitrator. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(2) If there is no agreement 
												under subsection (1), an 
												arbitrator who resigns may on 
												notice to the parties, apply to 
												the appointing authority if any 
												or the High Court for </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												relief from any liability 
												incurred; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												an order in respect of 
												entitlement to fees or expenses.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Where there is an appointing 
												authority, an application under 
												subsection (1) shall first be 
												made to the appointing 
												authority. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) If the Court or the 
												appointing authority finds the 
												resignation of the arbitrator 
												reasonable, it may grant relief 
												on such terms as it thinks 
												appropriate. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) An arbitrator who is 
												dissatisfied with a decision of 
												the Court or the appointing 
												authority in respect of an 
												application for a relief or an 
												order, may </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												in the case of an application to 
												the Court, appeal to the Court 
												of Appeal; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												in the case of an appointing 
												authority, apply to the Court 
												for judicial review. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) The parties may agree with 
												the arbitrator or the personal 
												representative of the arbitrator 
												on the fees or expenses and 
												relief for any liability 
												incurred by the arbitrator in 
												[he event of (l removal or death 
												of an arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Death of arbitrator or person 
												who appointed the arbitrator
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												20.<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">(1) 
												The authority of an arbitrator 
												ceases on the arbitrator's 
												death. (2) U nle5s the parties 
												otherwise agree, the death of 
												the person who appointed the 
												arbitrator does not revoke the 
												arbitrator's appointment. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Filling of vacancy </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp; 21. (1) If the position of an 
												arbitrator becomes vacant, the 
												parties may agree on </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												whether and how the vacancy is 
												to be filled, and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												whether the previous proceedings 
												should be adopted. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) If there is no agreement 
												between the parties under 
												subsection <i>(l)(a), </i>the 
												appointing authority shall, on a 
												reference by a party, appoint 
												another arbitrator in accordance 
												with this Act. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Where the parties fail to 
												reach an agreement under 
												subsection <i>(l)(b) </i>on the 
												appointment of an arbitrator to 
												fill a vacancy, the new 
												arbi­trator shall decide whether 
												to adopt the previous 
												proceedings or to start afresh.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Fees and Immunity of arbitrators</span></i></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Fees 
												for arbitrators </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 22. (1) The parties and the 
												arbitrators shall agree on the 
												fees payable by the parties in 
												respect of the arbitration and 
												the parties are jointly and 
												severally liable for the payment 
												of the agreed fees and if a 
												dispute arises about the fees a 
												party may refer the issue to the 
												appointing authority or the High 
												Court for resolution. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) An arbitrator 
												shall be paid, based on </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the value of the subject matter 
												of the arbitration;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;<i>(b) </i>the complexity of 
												the case; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the agreed hourly rate of fee.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) An arbitrator may 
												after consultation with the 
												parties request the parties to 
												make further payments in respect 
												of fees where the circum­stances 
												so require. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4) A party may, 
												within twenty-eight days after 
												the date of the determination of 
												the amount of fees, apply to the 
												appointing authority or the 
												Court upon notice to the other 
												party and the arbitrators, for 
												an order adjusting the amount of 
												fees upon conditions as the 
												appointing authority or the 
												Court shall determine and any 
												excess payment made ~s a result 
												of the adjustment may be ordered 
												to be repaid having regard to 
												all the circumstances. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5) Subsection (3) 
												applies to an arbitrator who has 
												ceased to act. (6) Where there 
												is an appointing authority, a 
												matter shall not be referred to 
												the Court in this section unless 
												the matter has been first 
												referred to the appointing 
												authority. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Immunity of arbitrator </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23. (1) An arbitrator 
												is not liable for any act or 
												omission in the discharge of the 
												arbitrator's functions as an 
												arbitrator unless the arbitrator 
												is shown to have acted in bad 
												faith. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Subsection (1) applies to an 
												employee or an agent of an 
												arbitrator.</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(3) This section does not 
												affect a liability incurred by 
												an arbitrator as a result of the 
												resignation of the arbitrator.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Jurisdiction of Arbitral 
												Tribunal </span></i></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Competence 
												to nIle on jurisdiction </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;24. Unless otherwise agreed by 
												the parties, the arbitral 
												tribunal may rule on its own 
												jurisdiction particularly in 
												respect of </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the existence, scope or validity 
												of the arbitration agreement;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the existence or validity of the 
												agreement to which the 
												arbi­tration agreement relates;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												whether the matters submitted to 
												arbitration are in accordance 
												with the arbitration agreement.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Objection to jurisdiction </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												25. (1) A party that intends to 
												object to the jurisdiction of an 
												arbitrator shall do so before 
												taking the first step in the 
												proceedings to contest the case 
												on its merits. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The appointment or the 
												participation in the appointment 
												of an arbitrator by a party is 
												not a bar to that party raising 
												an objection on jurisdiction.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Subject to subsection (1), a 
												party who in the course of 
												arbitral proceedings intends to 
												raise an objection that the 
												abitrator is exceeding the 
												arbitrator's jurisdiction shall 
												do so immediately after the 
												matter alleged to be beyond 
												jurisdiction is raised. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Despite subsections (1) and 
												(3), the arbitrator may 
												entertain an objection made 
												later than the prescribed time 
												if the arbitrator considers that 
												there is sufficient 
												justification to do so. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Application to High Court on 
												jurisdiction </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												26. (1) A party dissatisfied 
												with the arbitrator's ruling on 
												Jurisdiction may on notice to 
												the arbitrator and the other 
												party apply to the appointing 
												authority or the High Court for 
												a determination of the 
												arbitrator's jurisdiction.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) An application under 
												subsection (1) shall be made 
												within seven days of the 
												arbitrator's ruling and shall 
												state the reasons for the 
												application. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The appointing authority or 
												the Court may consider and grant 
												an application if it is 
												satisfied that </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the application has been made 
												within the stipulated rime; and
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												there is justification for the 
												Court or the appointing 
												authority to intervene. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Unless the parties otherwise 
												agree, an application to the 
												appointing authority or the 
												Court shall not serve as a stay 
												of the arbitral proceedings.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) An appeal, in the case of 
												the Court or a judicial review 
												in the case of an appointing 
												authority, does not lie from a 
												decision under sub­section (3) 
												except with the leave of the 
												Court. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) The Court shall grant leave 
												for a judicial review or to 
												appeal </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												where it is satisfied that the 
												appeal or judicial review </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												involves a point of law which is 
												fundamental to the case; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												is one which for some special 
												reason deserves consideration by 
												the Court or the Court of 
												Appeal. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Waiver of right </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												27. A party who takes part or 
												continues to take part in an 
												arbitral proceeding, knowing 
												that </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator does not have 
												jurisdiction; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the proceedings are improperly 
												conducted; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitration agreement or 
												this Act has not been complied 
												with; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												there is an irregularity in 
												respect of the arbitrator or 
												proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												and who fails to promptly or 
												within the time specified in the 
												arbitration agreement or under 
												this Act to object to the 
												proceedings shall be deemed to 
												have waived the right to raise 
												the objection. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Rights of party not notified of 
												arbitral proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												28. (1) A party to an agreement 
												who is not notified of 
												arbitration proceedings arising 
												under that agreement may, by an 
												application to the High Court,
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												question whether there is a 
												valid arbitration agreement;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												question whether the panel is 
												properly constituted; </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												question whether the matters 
												submitted are in accordance with 
												the arbitration agreement;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												challenge an award on the ground 
												of lack of jurisdiction in 
												relation to that party; and
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												challenge an award on the ground 
												of serious irregularity that 
												affects that party. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A party whose application to 
												the Court is refused may, with 
												the leave of the Court appeal to 
												the Court of Appeal. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The aggrieved party may 
												apply to the Court for a stay of 
												the arbitral proceedings pending 
												the determination of the 
												complaint under section 28 (1).
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Arbitral processes</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Arbitration management 
												conference </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												29. (1) Unless the parties 
												otherwise decide, an arbitrator 
												shall, within fourteen days of 
												being appointed and upon giving 
												seven days written notice to the 
												parties, conduct an arbitration 
												management conference with the 
												parties or their representatives 
												in person or through electronic 
												or telecommunication media to 
												determine </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the issue to be resolved by 
												arbitration; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the date, time, place and 
												estimated duration of the 
												hearing; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the need for discovery, 
												production of documents or the 
												issue of interrogatories and to 
												establish how this should be 
												done; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the law, rules of evidence and 
												the burden of proof that is or 
												are to apply to the proceedings;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the exchange of declaration 
												regarding facts, exhibits, 
												wit­nesses and related issues;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(f) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												whether there is the need to 
												resolve issues of liability and 
												damages separately; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(g) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												whether the summary of evidence 
												of parties should be oral </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												or in writing; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(h) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the form of the award; </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(i) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												costs and arbitrator's fees; and
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(j) any other issue relating to 
												the arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The decisions of an 
												arbitrator at an arbitration 
												manJgcn1 'ot conference shall be 
												in writing and shall be served 
												on the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) An arbitrator may <i>hold
												</i>further arbitration 
												management <i>con· Ference </i>
												as is considered necessary upon 
												written notice to the parties.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Conciliation conference </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												30. The appointing authority or 
												any institution or individual 
												may, with the consent of the 
												parties at any time during the 
												arbitration process, arrange a 
												conciliation conference to 
												facilitate the resolution of the 
												dispute, except that an 
												arbitrator in the dispute shall 
												not be a conciliator. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Duties and powers of arbitrator 
												in proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												31. (1) An arbitrator shall
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												be fair and impartial to the 
												parties; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												give each party the opportunity 
												to present its case. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Subject to this Act, an 
												arbitrator shall conduct the 
												arbitration m a manner that the 
												arbitrator considers 
												appropriate, shall avoid 
												unnecessary delay and expenses 
												and adopt measures that will 
												expedite resolution of the 
												dispute.</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(3) Subject to the right of 
												parties to agree on any matter 
												of proce­dure, the arbitrator 
												shall decide on matters of 
												procedure and evidence. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Matters of procedure and 
												evidence include </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the time and place for holding 
												any part of the proceedings; <i>
												(b) </i>the questions that 
												should be put to and answered by 
												respec­tive parties and how the 
												questions should be put; </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the documents to be provided by 
												the parties and at what stage of 
												the proceedings; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the application or 
												non-application of the strict 
												rules of evidence as to 
												admissibility, relevance or 
												weight of any material sought to 
												be tendered and how the material 
												should be tendered. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) The arbitrator may determine 
												the time within which any 
												direction is to be complied 
												with. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) The parties may agree to 
												permit an arbitrator to </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												consolidate one arbitral 
												proceedings with other arbitral 
												proceedings; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												hold concurrent hearings. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) Unless otherwise agreed by 
												the parties, the arbitrator may 
												order a claimant to provide 
												security for the costs of the 
												arbitration whether the claimant 
												is an individual resident in 
												this country or a body 
												estab­lished or registered by 
												law in this country. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(8) The arbitrator may give 
												directions in respect of 
												property which is the subject 
												matter of the arbitration and 
												which is owned or is in the 
												possession of a party, </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												for the inspection, 
												preservation, photographing or 
												detention of the property by the 
												arbitrator, an expert or a 
												party; and <i>(b) </i>that 
												samples be taken or an 
												experiment be conducted of the 
												property. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9) The arbitrator may 
												subpoena a witness and shall at 
												the request of a party subpoena 
												a witness. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(10) The arbitrator may direct a 
												party or a witness to give 
												evidence on oath or affirmation 
												and may for that purpose 
												administer the oath or 
												affirmation. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Language of proceedings &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												32. (1) The parties are free to 
												agree on the language to be used 
												in the arbitral proceedings.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) In the absence of an 
												agreement, the arbitrator shall 
												deter­mine the language of the 
												proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The arbitrator may direct 
												that any documentary evidence 
												should be accompanied with a 
												translation into a language 
												agreed on by the parties or 
												determined by the arbitrator.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Statement of claim and defence
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												33. (1) The parties are free to 
												agree on the time within which 
												the claimant should submit a 
												statement of claim and the 
												respondent a defence. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) In the absence of an 
												agreement under subsection (1) 
												the arbi­trator shall determine 
												the time for the submission of a 
												statement of claim and a 
												defence. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The claimant shall state
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the claim and the facts that 
												support the claim; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the points in issue for 
												resolution; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) &nbsp;</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">the 
												relief sought. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The respondent shall state 
												in the defence the particular~ 
												of its </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) The parties may submit their 
												statements together with 
												documents considered relevant to 
												the proceedings or provide 
												reference'&gt; to other documents 
												or other evidence intended for 
												production at the pro­ceedings.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) Unless otherwise agreed by 
												the parties, a party may amend 
												or add to the particulars of 
												claim or defence submitted, 
												except that the arbi­trator may 
												refuse an amendment or addition 
												on the ground that it is 
												inappropriate to allow the 
												amendment or addition because 
												there has been undue delay on 
												the part of the party. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) A party may submit a 
												counterclaim or defence to 
												counterclaim and the arbitrator 
												shall in consultation with the 
												parties determine the applicable 
												period for doing so. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The arbitration hearing </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												34. (1) An arbitrator shall give 
												the parties notice of the date 
												of hearing. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) A party shall 
												before the hearing give the 
												arbitrator and the other party 
												the personal particulars of 
												witnesses that the party intends 
												calling and the substance of the 
												testimony of each witness.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) A hearing 
												begins with the </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												recording of the date, time and 
												place of hearing; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												recording the presence of the 
												arbitrator, the parties and 
												their representatives, if any; 
												and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												receiving into the record the 
												claim, defence, counterclaim and 
												the answer as applicable. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4) The arbitrator 
												may at the beginning of the 
												hearing ask for opening 
												statements from the parties to 
												clarify the issues involved in 
												the arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5) Except as 
												otherwise agreed by the parties 
												or provided by law, the 
												arbitrator shall ensure the 
												confidentiality of the 
												arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6) An arbitrator 
												has the authority </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												to exclude a witness who is not 
												a party from the hearing; and
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												to determine whether a person 
												who is neither a witness nor a 
												party should attend the hearing.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7) Unless otherwise 
												agreed by the parties, the 
												hearing of the arbi­tration 
												proceeding shall be private.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8) Unless 
												otherwise agreed by the parties, 
												the arbitrator shall determine 
												the time within which action 
												under subsections (1) and (2) 
												shall occur. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9) Subject to the 
												discretion of an arbitrator to 
												vary the order of presentation, 
												the claimant shall first present 
												evidence in support of the 
												claimant's claim and this shall 
												be followed by the respondent.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (10) Except the 
												parties otherwise agree or the 
												arbitrator otherwise orders, a 
												claim, a notice or any written 
												communication may be served
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												personally on a party; or </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												by mail, courier, facsimile 
												transmission, telex, telegram or 
												other form of written electronic 
												communication addressed to the 
												party or its representative at 
												its last known address. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (11) Unless 
												otherwise agreed by the parties, 
												the arbitrator shall decide 
												whether to hold oral hearing for 
												the presentation of evidence or 
												for argu­ment or whether the 
												proceedings are to be conducted 
												on the basis of documents and 
												other materials. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (12) Despite 
												subsection (11), the arbitrator 
												shall at the request of a party 
												at any point in the proceedings, 
												hold oral hearing unless the 
												parties have agreed that there 
												should be no oral hearing.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (13) A party shall 
												be given sufficient advance 
												notice of any hearing and (In 
												opportunity to inspect. document 
												and other property relevant to 
												the dispute. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (14) Statements, 
												documents or other information 
												supplied to the arbitrator and 
												applications made to the 
												arbitrator by one party shall be 
												communicated by the party to the 
												other party. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Taking of evidence in presence 
												of parties </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 35. (1) Except where a 
												party is absent without good 
												cause or has waived the right to 
												be present, evidence shall be 
												taken in the presence of the 
												arbitrator and the parties.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) Evidence of 
												a witness may be presented by 
												affidavit and the arbitrator may 
												admit that evidence, after 
												considering any objection raised 
												against its admission. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) Where 
												evidence by affidavit or a 
												witness statement is admitted. a 
												party may cross examine the 
												deponent or the witness will 
												presented that evidence. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4) An 
												arbitrator shall in taking 
												evidence take into account 
												applicable principles of legal 
												privilege. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Filing of documents and other 
												evidence after hearing </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36. (1) An arbitrator 
												may direct or parties may agree, 
												that documents or other evidence 
												should be submitted to the 
												arbitrator after the hearing.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) Documents or 
												other evidence in respect of 
												which there is an agreement or 
												direction under subsection (1) 
												may be submitted to the Centre 
												or the appointing authority for 
												transmission to the arbitrator.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Notice of investigation or 
												inspection </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37. (1) An arbitrator 
												who decides to conduct an 
												inspection or investigation in 
												connection with the arbitration
												<i>shall </i>give notice to <i>
												the </i>parties stating the date 
												and time of the inspection or 
												investigation. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) A party may 
												attend an inspection or 
												investigation. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) Whether or 
												not a party attends an 
												inspection or investiga­tion, 
												the arbitrator shall present a 
												report to the party and afford 
												the party an opportunity to 
												comment on the report. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Interim reliefs </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												38. (1) An arbitrator may at the 
												request of a party grant any 
												interim relief the arbitrator 
												considers necessary for the 
												protection or preservation of 
												property. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) An interim relief may be in 
												the form of ,in interim award 
												the arbitrator may require the</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The arbitrator may apportion 
												costs related to applications 
												for interim relief in an interim 
												award or in the final award.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Powers of the High Court to 
												support arbitral proceedings
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												39. (1) Unless otherwise agreed 
												by the parties, the High Court 
												has power </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												in relation to an arbitral 
												proceedings to make an order
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;<i>(a) </i>for the taking of 
												evidence of witnesses; </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												for the preservation of 
												evidence; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												in respect of the determination 
												of any question or issue 
												affecting any property right 
												which is the subject of the 
												proceedings or in respect of 
												which any question in the 
												pro­ceedings arise </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(i) for the inspection, 
												photographing, preservation, 
												custody or detention of 
												property; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(ii) for the taking of samples 
												from or the observation of an 
												experiment conducted upon, a 
												property; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												and for that purpose authorizing 
												any person to enter any premises 
												in the possession or control of 
												a party to the arbitration;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												for the sale of any goods the 
												subject of the proceedings; <i>
												(e) </i>for the granting of an 
												interim injunction or the 
												appoint­ment of a receiver.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Where the case is one of 
												urgency, the Court may, on the 
												appli­cation of a party to the 
												arbitral proceedings, make 
												orders as it considers necessary 
												for the purpose of preserving 
												evidence or assets. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) If the case is not one of 
												urgency, the Court shall act 
												only where the application to 
												the Court is upon notice to the 
												other party and to the 
												arbitrator and is made with the 
												permission of the arbitrator or 
												is supported by an agreement in 
												writing of the other party.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) In any case, the Court shall 
												act if the arbitrator or other 
												insti­tution or person vested by 
												the parties with power in that 
												regard, is unable for the time 
												being to act effectively. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) If the Court so orders, an 
												order made by it under this 
												section shall cease to have 
												effect in whole or in part upon 
												a decision to that effect by the 
												arbitrator or other institution 
												or person vested with power to 
												act in relation to the subject 
												matter of the order. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) Leave of the court is 
												required for any appeal from 
												decision of the Court under this 
												section. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . . </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Determination of preliminary 
												point of law </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												40. (1) Unless otherwise agreed 
												by the parties, the High Court 
												may, on an application on notice 
												to the other party by a party to 
												arbitral proceedings, determine 
												any question of law that arises 
												in the course of the proceedings 
												if the Court is satisfied that 
												the question substantially 
												affects the rights of the other 
												party. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The application shall 
												identify the question of law to 
												be deter­mined, and shall state 
												the grounds which requires that 
												the question should be decided 
												by the Court. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Unless otherwise agreed by 
												the parties, the arbitrator may 
												continue the arbitral 
												proceedings and make an award 
												while the application to the 
												Court under this section is 
												pending. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The decision of the Court on 
												the question of law shall be 
												treated as a judgment of the 
												Court for the purpose of an 
												appeal; except that no 
												appeal1ies without the leave of 
												the Court, which leave shall not 
												be given unless the Court 
												considers that the question is 
												one of importance or is one 
												which for some other special 
												reason should be considered by 
												the Court of Appeal. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Mode and substance of evidence 
												by witness </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												41. (I) The arbitrator may 
												determine the manner in which 
												witnesses are examined. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A witness may only offer 
												evidence that is relevant and 
												material to the dispute. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A witness must offer 
												evidence as the arbitrator 
												considers necessary for the 
												understanding and determination 
												of the dispute. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The arbitrator shall be the 
												judge of relevance and 
												materiality of evidence and 
												shall conform to the rules of 
												natural justice in that regard.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Representation </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												42. (l) Unless otherwise agreed 
												by the parties, a party may be 
												represented by counselor any 
												other person chosen by the 
												party. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Unless a claim or an answer 
												is filed by a representative, a 
												party who intends to be 
												represented shall give notice 
												stating the name and address of 
												the representative L0 the other 
												party at least seven days before 
												the commencement of the arbitral 
												proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Appointment of expert </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												43. (1) The arbitrator may 
												appoint an independent expert to 
												report to the arbitrator in 
												writing on issues specified by 
												the arbitrator and this shall be 
												communicated to both parties.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A party shall for this 
												purpose </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp; (a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												provide relevant information; 
												and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												produce for inspection, any 
												relevant document or material 
												that the expert may require.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The arbitrator shall settle 
												any dispute between the parties 
												and the expert as to the 
												relevance of any information or 
												material demanded by the expert.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The arbitrator shall send a 
												copy of the expert's report to 
												each party and give an 
												opportunity to each party to 
												comment in writing on the 
												report. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) The arbitrator shall give an 
												opportunity to the parties to
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												cross examine the expert at the 
												hearing; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												call their experts to testify on 
												the subject of the report and 
												the evidence of the expert 
												appointed by the arbitrator.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Postponement of hearing </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												44. (1) An arbitrator may 
												postpone a hearing </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												at the arbitrator's own 
												instance; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												at the request of a party who 
												gives sufficient reason. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The arbitrator shall 
												postpone a hearing if the 
												parties agree on a postponement.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) If a party without 
												sufficient reason fails to take 
												a required step in the 
												proceedings or to give evidence, 
												the arbitrator may proceed with 
												the arbitration, and on the 
												evidence before it, make an 
												award. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Closing of hearing </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												45. (1) An arbitrator may 
												declare a hearing closed after 
												specifically inquiring from the 
												parties whether they have any 
												further evidence to give and the 
												parties have answered in the 
												negative. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .7pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) If closing statements are to 
												be filed, a hearing shall be 
												declared closed as of the last 
												date for the submission of the 
												statements. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .95pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) If a document is to be filed 
												and the date for the filing of 
												the document is after the date 
												for the submission of 
												statements, the last date for 
												the filing of the document shall 
												be the date of the closing of 
												the hearing. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Re-opening of hearing </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .45pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												46. (1) An arbitrator may on 
												application by a party or for a 
												reason which the arbitrator 
												considers appropriate, re-open 
												the hearing at any time before 
												an award is made. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .95pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A hearing shall not be 
												re-opened without the agreement 
												of the parties for an extension 
												of time, if re-opening the 
												hearing will prevent the making 
												of the award within the time 
												specified in the arbitration 
												agree­ment or the time agreed on 
												by the parties for making of an 
												award. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .7pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Where the arbitration 
												agreement or the parties do not 
												specify the time for making the 
												award and hearing is re-opened, 
												the arbitrator shall make an 
												award &nbsp;within thirty &nbsp;days of 
												the closing of the re open 
												hearing. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Settlement before conclusion of 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .95pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												47. (I) In an arbitral 
												proceeding the arbitrator may 
												encourage settlement of the 
												dispute with the agreement of 
												the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .95pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The arbitrator may for the 
												purposes of subsection (1), use 
												mediation or other procedures at 
												any time during the arbitral 
												proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .95pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) If during the proceedings 
												the parties settle the dispute, 
												the arbitrator shall termll1ate 
												the proceeding and with the 
												agreement of the parties, record 
												the settlement in the form of an 
												arbitral award on agreed terms.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) An arbitral award on agreed 
												terms shall contain in substance 
												the terms of an arbitral award 
												provided for under section 49.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Rules for the award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												48. (1) An arbitrator shall 
												decide the dispute </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												in accordance with the law 
												chosen by the parties as 
												appli­cable to the substance of 
												the dispute, or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.05pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												in accordance with such other 
												considerations as are agreed by 
												the parties or determined by the 
												arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) For this purpose the choice 
												of the law of a country shall be 
												understood to refer to the 
												substantive laws of that country 
												and not con­flict of laws rules.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Where or to the extent that 
												no law has been chosen or agreed 
												on, the arbitrator shall apply 
												the law determined by the 
												conflict of laws rules which the 
												arbitrator considers applicable.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) In disputes relating to 
												contract, the arbitrator shall 
												apply the terms of the contract 
												taking into consideration the 
												usages of the trade to which the 
												contract relates. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) Where there are three or 
												more arbitrators any award or 
												deci­sion of the tribunal shall 
												be made by majority of the 
												arbitrators. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) A monetary award shall be in 
												the currency of the contract 
												un­less the arbitrator considers 
												another currency more 
												appropriate. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) The arbitrator may grant the 
												appropriate pre-award or post 
												award relief at simple or 
												compound interest under the 
												terms of the contract and the 
												applicable law. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(8) Subsection (6) does not 
												apply to damages awarded to 
												compen­sate for conduct of bad 
												faith or for time wasting.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Form and content of arbitral 
												award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												49. (1) The parties are free to 
												agree on the form of the award 
												and in the absence of such an 
												agreement this section shall 
												apply. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The award shall be in 
												writing. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The arbitrator shall </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												sign the award; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												state the date and place where 
												the award was made; and </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												except the parties otherwise 
												agree, state in writing the 
												reasons for the award. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Where there is more than one 
												arbitrator the signatures of the 
												majority of the arbitrators 
												shall be sufficient where the 
												reason for the omission of the 
												signatures of some of the 
												arbitrators is stated. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) A signed copy of the award 
												shall be delivered to each 
												party. (6) The mode of payment 
												and rate of interest on any sum 
												where applicable shall be 
												determined by the arbitrator.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #3B443B">
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												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #3B443B">
												(8) </span>
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												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1A2620">
												Scope of award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1A2620">
												50. </span>
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												them. </span></span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5E6355">
												Co</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #3B443B">rr</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5E6355">e</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #3B443B">cti</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #5E6355">o</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #3B443B">n
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												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Effect of award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												52. Subject to the right of a 
												party to set aside an award 
												under section 58 of this Act, an 
												arbitration award is final and 
												binding as between the parties 
												and any person claiming through 
												or under them. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Correction of or addition to 
												award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												53. The arbitrator, at the 
												request of a party or on the 
												arbitrator's own volition, may 
												within twenty-eight days of 
												delivering all award or such 
												longer period as parties may 
												agree on. upon giving fourteen 
												days notice to the parties
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												correct any clerical, 
												typographical, technical or 
												computa­tion error in the award; 
												and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												make an additional award in 
												respect of a claim presented to 
												the arbitrator but omitted from 
												the award. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Liability and waiver </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												54. (1) Except for the 
												consequences of deliberate wrong 
												doing, neither an appointing 
												authority nor an arbitrator is 
												liable for any act or omission 
												ill connection with an 
												arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A party's right to 
												arbitration is not waived 
												because the party has initiated 
												judicial proceedings in relation 
												to the subject matter of the 
												arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) An appointing authority or 
												the arbitrator is not a 
												necessary party in a judicial 
												proceeding relating to an 
												arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Expenses 
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
												. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												55. (1) A party shall pay the 
												expenses of a witness called by 
												the party. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.75pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Unless the parties otherwise 
												agree or the arbitrator includes 
												an expense in the award against 
												a party, all expenses of the 
												arbitration shall be paid for 
												equally by the parties. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Power to withhold award in case 
												of non-payment </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												56. (1) An arbitrator may refuse 
												to deliver an award to the 
												parties until there is full 
												payment of the fees and expenses 
												of the arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) If the arbitrator refuses on 
												the ground specified in 
												subsection (1) to deliver an 
												award, a party to the 
												proceedings may, upon notice to 
												the other party and the 
												arbitrator, apply to the High 
												Court, which may, order that
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator shall deliver the 
												award on the payment into Court 
												by the applicant of the fees and 
												expenses demanded or such amount 
												as the Court may specify; </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the amount of the fees and 
												expenses properly payable shall 
												be determined by such means and 
												upon such terms as the Court may 
												direct; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												out of the money paid into Court 
												there shall be paid out such 
												fees and expenses as may be 
												found to be properly payable to 
												the arbitrator and the balance 
												of the money, if any, shall be 
												paid out to the applicant.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) For the purposes of this 
												section, the amount of fees and 
												expenses properly payable is the 
												amount the applicant is liable 
												to pay under section 62 or any 
												agreement that relates to the 
												payment of the arbitrator.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) No application to the Court 
												may be made where there is an 
												available arbitral process for 
												an appeal against or review of 
												the amount of the fees or 
												expenses demanded. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) References in this section 
												to arbitrator include an 
												arbitrator who has ceased to 
												act. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) The provisions of this 
												section also apply to any 
												arbitrator or an appointing 
												authority with powers in 
												relation to the delivery of the 
												arbitrator's award and for that 
												purpose the references to the 
												fees and expenses of the 
												arbitrator shall be construed as 
												including the fees and expenses 
												of that appointing authority.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) The leave of the Court is 
												required for an appeal from a 
												deci­sion of the Court under 
												this section. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 77.2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Powers of the High Court in 
												relation to award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 77.2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Enforcement of the award </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												57. (1) An award made by an 
												arbitrator pursuant to an 
												arbitration agreement may, by 
												leave of the High Court, be 
												enforced in the same manner as a 
												judgment or order of the Court 
												to the same effect. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Where leave is so given, 
												judgment may be entered in terms 
												of the award. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Leave to enforce an award 
												shall not be given where, or to 
												the extent, that a person 
												against whom the award is sought 
												to be enforced shows that the 
												arbitrator lacked substantive 
												jurisdiction to make the award.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Challenge of award </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												58. (1) An arbitral award may 
												subject to this Act be set aside 
												on an application by a party to 
												the arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The application shall be 
												made to the High Court and the 
												award may be set aside by the 
												Court only where the applicant 
												satisfies the Court that </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a party to the arbitration was 
												under some disability or 
												incapacity: </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the law applicable to the 
												arbitration agreement is not 
												valid; <i>(c) </i>the applicant 
												was not given notice of the 
												appointment of the arbitrator or 
												of the proceedings or was unable 
												to present the applicant's case;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the award deals with a dispute 
												not within the scope of the 
												arbitration agreement or outside 
												the agreement except that the 
												Court shall not set aside any 
												part of the award that falls 
												within the agreement: </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												there has been failure to 
												conform to the agreed procedure 
												by the parties; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(f) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator has an interest 
												in the subject matter of 
												arbi­tration which the 
												arbitrator failed to disclose.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The Court shall set aside an 
												arbitral award where it finds 
												that the subject-matter of the 
												dispute is incapable of being 
												settled by arbitra­tion or the 
												arbitral award was induced by 
												fraud or corruption. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) An application to set aside 
												an award may not be made after 
												three months from the date on 
												which the applicant received the 
												award unless the Court for 
												justifiable cause orders 
												otherwise. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.75pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) On hearing the applicant, 
												the Court may make an order as 
												is just in the circumstances of 
												the case. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) An appeal from the Court 
												lies to the Court of Appeal.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Enforcement of foreign awards
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.3pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												59. (1) The High Court shall 
												enforce a foreign arbitral award 
												if It is satisfied that </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the award was made by a 
												competent authority under the 
												laws of the country in which the 
												award was made; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a reciprocal arrangement exists 
												between the Republic of Ghana 
												and the country in which the 
												award was made; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the award was made under the 
												international Convention 
												specified in the First Schedule 
												to this Act or under any other 
												international convention on 
												arbitration ratified by 
												Parliament; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the party that seeks to enforce 
												the award has produced</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(i) the original award or has 
												produced a copy of the award 
												authenticated in the manner 
												prescribed by the law of the 
												country in which it was made;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp; (ii) the agreement pursuant to 
												which the award was made or a 
												copy of it duly authenticated in 
												the manner prescribed by the law 
												of the country in which it was 
												made or in any other manner as 
												may be sufficient according to 
												the laws of the Republic of 
												Ghana; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												there is no appeal pending 
												against the award in any court 
												under the law applicable to the 
												arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A party who seeks to enforce 
												a foreign award and who relies 
												on a document which is not in 
												the English Language, shall 
												produce a certified true 
												translation of that document in 
												English to the Court. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Despite subsection (1) the 
												court shall not enforce a 
												foreign award if </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the award has been annulled in 
												the country in which it was 
												made; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the party against whom the award 
												is invoked was not given 
												sufficient notice to enable the 
												party present the party's case;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a party, lacking legal capacity, 
												was not properly represented;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the award does not deal with the 
												issues submitted to arbitration; 
												or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the award contains a decision 
												beyond the scope of the matters 
												submitted for arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Expedited arbitration 
												proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												60. Parties to a dispute in 
												respect of which there is an 
												arbitration agreement may agree 
												to the resolution of the dispute 
												by the Centre through expedited 
												arbitration proceedings or by 
												the adoption by the arbitrator 
												of the Expedited Arbitration 
												Proceedings Rules of the Centre 
												set out in the Third Schedule to 
												this Act. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Modification of Centre Rules
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												61. An agreement by the parties 
												to apply the- rules of the 
												Centre to their dispute is 
												subject to modifications as the 
												parties may agree upon in 
												writing. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Effect of expedited proceedings
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												62. An award made in expedited 
												arbitration proceedings shall 
												have the same effect as an 
												arbitration award made under 
												Part I of this Act. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Submission to mediation </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												63. (1) A party to any agreement 
												may with the consent of the 
												other party submit any dispute 
												arising out of that agreement to 
												mediation by an institution or a 
												person agreed on by the parties.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A submission to mediation 
												may be made by writing, 
												telephone, or other form of 
												verbal communication, fax, 
												telex, e-mail or any other 
												electronic mode of communication 
												and shall briefly state the 
												nature of the dispute. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A submission co mediation 
												through telephone, or any other 
												verbal mode of communication 
												shall, unless the parties agree 
												otherwise, be confirmed in 
												writing and shall state the 
												names, addresses including 
												e-mail addresses and telephone 
												numbers of the parties and in 
												brief the nature of the dispute.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Mediation proceedings 
												commence when the other party 
												accepts the invitation for 
												mediation. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) An acceptance of an 
												invitation for mediation may be 
												by a letter, telephone, or other 
												form of verbal communication, 
												fax, telex, or e-mail or other 
												mode of electronic 
												communication. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) An acceptance by telephone 
												or any other verbal means shall 
												be confirmed in writing but a 
												failure to confirm an acceptance 
												in writing shall not invalidate 
												the proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) Failure by the other party 
												to accept the invitation to 
												mediation within fourteen days 
												after receipt of the invitation 
												or within the period of time 
												specified in the invitation 
												shall be considered to be a 
												rejection of the invitation to 
												mediation. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Reference to mediation by court
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												64. (1) A court before which an 
												action is pending may at any 
												stage in the proceedings, if it 
												is of the view that mediation 
												will facilitate the resolution 
												of the matter or a part of the 
												matter in dispute, refer the 
												matter or that part of the 
												matter to mediation. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A party to an action before 
												a court may, with the agreement 
												of the other party and at any 
												time before final judgment is 
												given, apply to the court on 
												notice to have the whole action 
												or part of the action referred 
												to mediation. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 62.8pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A reference under 
												subsections (1) or (2) shall 
												state</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 62.8pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the nature of the dispute;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 93.55pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the monetary value of the claim, 
												if any;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 93.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;<i>(c) </i>the reasons for the 
												reference; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the remedy sought </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												and shall have attached copies 
												of the pleadings and any other 
												documents the court considers 
												relevant. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) A reference under this 
												section shall serve as a stay of 
												proceedings of the court action.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Where a reference leads to 
												settlement of the dispute or 
												part of the dispute the 
												settlement shall be </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												drawn up and filed in the court;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 24.4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												recorded by the court as a 
												judgment of the court: and
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 24.4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												enforced by the court as its 
												judgment. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) Where the reference does not 
												lead to a settlement, the court 
												shall continue with the 
												proceedings from the point where 
												the reference was made. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) A reference by a court 
												shall. specify the time within 
												which a report on the reference 
												shall be submitted to the court.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Number of mediators </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.2pt">
												<span style="color: #212B24">65.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">(1) 
												Unless the parties otherwise 
												agree, there shall be one 
												mediator. (2) Where there is 
												more than one mediator, the 
												mediators shall act jointly.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Appointment of mediator </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .7pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												66. (1) The parties to a 
												mediation may appoint any person 
												or institution the parties 
												consider acceptable to serve as 
												a mediator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .45pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Parties may request the 
												assistance of a suitable 
												institution or person in the 
												appointment of a mediator and 
												may in so doing request the 
												institution or person </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .7pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												to recommend the names or 
												provide a list of Suitable 
												persons to serve as mediator; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												to conduct the mediation. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .45pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Parties to a mediation may 
												adopt the Mediation Rule in the 
												Fourth Schedule to this Act.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Mediator with interest </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												67. (1) !n recommending a. 
												person to be a mediator an 
												institution&nbsp; or person shall 
												have regard to the independence 
												and impartiality of that 
												&nbsp;person, and take into 
												consideration the background of 
												the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) An institution or person 
												that is requested to recommend a 
												mediator shall not recommend a 
												person to serve as a mediator if 
												that person has a financial or 
												personal interest in the outcome 
												of the dispute </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Disclosure by mediator </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												68. (1) A person appointed a 
												mediator shall before accepting 
												the appointment. disclose any 
												circumstances relating to that 
												person that may </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;<i>(a) </i>create a like hood 
												of bias; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												affect the conduct of the 
												mediation. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) A mediator shall 
												promptly disclose to the parties 
												any circum­stances that arises 
												during the mediation which is 
												likely to affect the </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												impartiality of the mediator; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												conduct of the mediation. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .45pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Parties to a mediation may 
												replace a mediator who makes a 
												disclosure under subsection (1).
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Termination of appointment for 
												delay </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												69. The parties may replace a 
												mediator who without reasonable 
												cause fails to </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 29.95pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												start work within the period 
												agreed by the parties; or </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 29.95pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												operate within the ground rules 
												of the mediation. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Filling of vacancy in mediation
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												70. The parties may appoint 
												another mediator to replace a 
												mediator who is unable to 
												perform the functions of a 
												mediator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Representation in mediation
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												71. (1) A party to a mediation 
												may be represented by a lawyer, 
												an expert or any other person 
												chosen by the party. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A party shall communicate in 
												writing to the mediator and the 
												other parties the name, address 
												and the extent of the authority 
												of any representative within 
												seven days of the 
												representative's appointment.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Date, time and place of 
												mediation </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												72. (1) A mediator in 
												consultation with the parties 
												shall determine the date and 
												time of each mediation session.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Subject to the mediator 
												choosing a convenient place, the 
												parties shall determine the 
												place for the mediation. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Identification of issues in 
												dispute </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												73. (1) Not later than eight 
												days before the first mediation 
												session or within such period of 
												time as the parties may mutually 
												agree upon, each party shall 
												present to the mediator and the 
												other parties a memorandum 
												setting out the party's position 
												with regard to the issues which 
												require resolution. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The mediator may request 
												each party to submit a written 
												state­ment of that party's 
												position and the facts and 
												grounds in support of that 
												position, supplemented by any 
												documents and other evidence 
												that the party considers 
												appropriate. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) At any stage of the 
												mediation proceedings, the 
												mediator may request a party to 
												submit additional information as 
												the mediator considers 
												necessary. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Powers of mediator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												74. (1) A mediator shall in an 
												independent and impartial manner 
												do everything necessary to help 
												the parties to satisfactorily 
												resolve their dispute. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A mediator may conduct joint 
												or separate meetings with the 
												parties and make suggestions to 
												facilitate settlement. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A mediator may where 
												necessary and if the parties 
												agree to pay the expenses, 
												obtain expert advice on a 
												technical aspect of the dispute.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) A request for the services 
												of an expert may be made by the 
												mediator or by one party with 
												the consent of the other party.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) A mediator shall be guided 
												by principles of objectivity, 
												fair­ness and justice, and shall 
												give consideration to, among 
												other things, the rights and 
												obligations of the parties, the 
												usages of the trade concerned 
												and the circumstances 
												surrounding the dispute, 
												including any previous business 
												practices between the parties.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) A mediator may conduct the 
												mediation proceedings in a 
												manner that the mediator 
												considers appropriate, but shall 
												take into account the wishes of 
												the parties including any 
												request by a party that the 
												mediator hear oral statements, 
												and the need for a speedy 
												settlement of the dispute.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) A mediator may end the 
												mediation whenever the mediator 
												is of the opinion that further 
												mediation between the parties 
												Will not help to resolve the 
												dispute between the parties.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Administrative assistance </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												75</span><i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">.
												</span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												In order to facilitate the 
												conduct of mediation 
												proceedings. the parties, or the 
												mediator with the consent of the 
												parties, may arrange for 
												administrative assistance by a 
												suitable institution or 
												individual. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Communication between mediator 
												and parties </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												76. The mediator may invite the 
												parties to meet the mediator and 
												may communicate with them orally 
												or in writing and may meet or 
												communicate with the parties 
												together or with each of them 
												separately. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Attendance at mediation </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												77. Except where the parties 
												agree and the mediator consents, 
												a person who is not a party to 
												the mediation shall not attend a 
												mediation session. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Disclosure of information </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												78. Except where a party gives 
												information to the mediator 
												subject to a condition of 
												confidentiality, when the 
												mediator receives factual 
												information concerning the 
												dispute from a party, the 
												mediator may disclose the 
												substance of that information to 
												the other party in order that 
												the other party may have the 
												opportunity to present any 
												explanation which that other 
												party considers appropriate.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Confidentiality of mediation
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												79. (1) A record, a report, the 
												settlement agreement, except 
												where its disclosure is 
												necessary for the purpose of 
												implementation and enforcement, 
												and other documents required in 
												the course of mediation shall be 
												confidential and shall not be 
												used as evidence or be subject 
												to discovery in any court 
												proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A mediator shall not 
												disclose information given in 
												the course of the mediation to a 
												person who is not a party to the 
												mediation without the consent of 
												the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Without limiting the effect 
												of subsection (1) a party to a 
												mediation shall not rely on
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the record of the mediation;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												statement made at the mediation; 
												or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 55.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any information obtained during 
												the mediation as evidence in 
												court proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												End of mediation </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												80. (1) A mediation ends when
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the parties execute a settlement 
												agreement; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the mediator terminates the 
												mediation proceedings for 
												non­payment of a deposit under 
												section 88. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the mediator after consultation 
												with the parties makes a 
												declaration to the effect that 
												further mediation is not 
												worth­while; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the parties jointly address a 
												declaration to the mediator to 
												the effect that the mediation is 
												terminated; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a party makes a declaration to 
												the mediator and the other party 
												to the effect that the mediation 
												is terminated. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A declaration under 
												subsection (1) may be in writing 
												or oral but where a declaration 
												is not written the mediator 
												shall record the decla­ration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Settlement agreement </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp; 81. (1) Where it appears to 
												the mediator that there exist 
												elements of a settlement which 
												may be acceptable to the 
												parties, the mediator may 
												formulate the terms of a 
												possible settlement and submit 
												them to the parties for their 
												considerations and after 
												receiving the observations of 
												the parties, the mediator may 
												reformulate the terms of a 
												possible settlement in the light 
												of the observations. &nbsp;&nbsp; . </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) If the parties reach 
												agreement on a settlement of the 
												dispute, they may draw up and 
												sign a written settlement 
												agreement and if requested by 
												the parties, the mediator may 
												draw up, or assist the parties 
												in drawing up, the settlement 
												agreement. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) When the parties sign the 
												settlement agreement, the 
												parties shall be deemed to have 
												agreed that the settlement shall 
												be binding on the parties and 
												persons claiming under them 
												respectively. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The mediator shall 
												authenticate the settlement 
												agreement and furnish a copy of 
												the settlement agreement to each 
												of the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Status and effect of settlement 
												agreement </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 82. Where the parties agree 
												that a settlement is binding, 
												the settlement agreement has the 
												same effect as if it is an 
												arbitral award under section 52.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Resort to arbitral or judicial 
												proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 83. The parties shall not 
												initiate, during the mediation 
												proceedings, any arbitral or 
												judicial proceedings in respect 
												of a dispute that is the 
												subject-matter of the mediation 
												proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Role of mediator in other 
												proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												84.Un!ess &nbsp;otherwise &nbsp;agreed by 
												the parties or<i> </i>required 
												by law. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the mediator shall not act as an 
												arbitrator or as a 
												representative or counsel of a 
												party in any arbitral or 
												judicial proceeding in respect 
												of a dispute that is ['he 
												subject of the mediation 
												proceedings; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the mediator shall not be 
												presented by the parties as a 
												witness in any arbitral or 
												judicial proceedings arising out 
												of or in connection with the 
												dispute mediated upon. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Admissibility of evidence in 
												other proceedings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												85. The parties shall nm rely on 
												or introduce JS evidence in 
												arbitral or judicial 
												proceedings, whether or not the 
												proceedings relate to the 
												dispute that is the subject of 
												the mediation proceedings,
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												views expressed or suggestions 
												made by the other party in the 
												mediation in respect of a 
												possible settlement of the 
												dispute; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												admissions made by the other 
												party in the course of the 
												mediation proceedings; or </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the fact that the other party 
												had indicated that party's 
												will­ingness to accept a 
												proposal for settlement made by 
												the mediator. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Exclusion of liability </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp; 86. (1) A mediator shall not 
												be a party in any court 
												proceedings relating to a 
												mediation under this Act in 
												which the mediator participated.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A mediator is not liable for 
												any act or omission in the 
												discharge of the functions of a 
												mediator unless the mediator is 
												proven to have acted in bad 
												faith. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Mediation expenses </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												87. Unless the parties agree 
												otherwise, the parties shall 
												equally pay the expenses of the 
												mediation including the fees and 
												expenses of</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 54.15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the mediator; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 97.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any administrative assistance 
												received;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 97.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;<i>(c) </i>experts called; and
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any expenses incurred in 
												connection with the mediation 
												proceedings and settlement 
												agreement. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Deposits </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												88. (1) The mediator may direct 
												each party to deposit an equal 
												amount as an advance for the 
												expenses of the mediation 
												referred to in section 87 which 
												the mediator expects will be 
												incurred. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) During the course of 
												mediation proceedings, the 
												mediator may direct 
												supplementary deposits in an 
												equal amount from each party.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) If the required deposits are 
												not paid in full by both parties 
												within thirty days of the 
												direction, the mediator may 
												suspend the proceedings or may 
												make a written declaration of 
												termination of the proceedings 
												to the parties, effective on the 
												date of that declaration. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) On termination of the 
												mediation proceedings, the 
												mediator shall render an account 
												to the parties of the deposits 
												received and shall return any 
												unexpended balance to the 
												parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Submission to customary 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												89. (1) A party to a dispute may 
												submit the dispute to customary 
												arbitration under this Part.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Except otherwise ordered by 
												a court and subject to any other 
												enactment in force, a person 
												shall not </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 17.7pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												submit a criminal matter for 
												customary arbitration; or <i>(b)
												</i>serve as an arbitrator in a' 
												criminal matter. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A person who contravenes 
												subsection (2) commits an 
												offence and is liable on summary 
												conviction to a fine not 
												exceeding two hundred and fifty 
												penalty units or a term of 
												imprisonment not exceeding 
												twelve months or to both. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) A conviction of a person 
												under subsection (3) is not a 
												bar to prosecution for an 
												offence under the Criminal 
												Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) to 
												which that person is liable in 
												respect of the matter submitted 
												for customary arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Agreement to submit to customary 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												90. (1) A report of a dispute by 
												a party to that dispute to a 
												qualified person as provided in 
												section 92, followed by a 
												request to that qualified person 
												to help resolve the dispute 
												shall constitute a submission to 
												customary arbitration. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A customary arbitrator to 
												whom a submission for customary 
												arbitration is made by a party 
												shall inform the other party of 
												the submission and invite that 
												other party and the party who 
												made the submission to pay a fee 
												or a token for the arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The payment by the parties 
												of the arbitration fee or token 
												demanded by the arbitrator in 
												customary arbitration constitute</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												consent t0 submit to customary 
												arbitration and</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the appointment of the 
												arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Customary arbitration shall 
												not commence where the other 
												party rejects the invitation by 
												failing to pay the fee or token 
												demanded by the arbitrator.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) Failure by the other party 
												to accept the invitation within 
												twenty-one days of receipt of 
												the invitation or within a 
												period of time specified by the 
												arbitrator shall be deemed to be 
												a rejection of the invitation.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) A person shall not be forced 
												or coerced by another person, 
												institution or authority to 
												submit to customary arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Reference by court to customary 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												91. A court may with the consent 
												of parties order a dispute 
												pending before it to be 
												submitted by the parties to 
												customary arbitration. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Qualification of customary 
												arbitrator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												92. (1) A person chosen by one 
												of the parties and accepted by 
												the other party or a person 
												agreed on by the parties to a 
												dispute qualifies to be an 
												arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(2) The Centre shall as far as 
												practicable prepare and maintain 
												at its offices a list of 
												customary arbitrators for the 
												area which the office of the 
												Centre oversees. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Rules of customary arbitration
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												93. (1) A customary arbitrator 
												shall apply the rules of natural 
												justice and fairness and is not 
												obliged to apply any legal rules 
												of procedure in the arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The parties may agree in 
												consultation with the arbitrator 
												to, <i>(a) </i>conduct the 
												arbitration under the auspices 
												of the Centre; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												adopt the Rules of arbitration 
												of the Centre subject to such 
												modifications as the parties and 
												the arbitrator consider 
												appropriate. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Registration of dispute with the 
												Centre </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												94. (1) Where parties agree to 
												conduct a customary arbitration 
												under the auspices of the 
												Centre, they shall register the 
												dispute with the nearest local 
												office of the Centre. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) For the purpose of 
												subsection (1) the Centre shall 
												as far as practi­cable have 
												offices attached to Unit 
												Committees and District 
												Assemblies. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A registration of a dispute 
												under this Part shall indicate
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the names and addresses of the 
												parties and the arbitrator; and
												<i>(b) </i>the nature of the 
												dispute. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The parties are free to 
												appoint the person who should be 
												the arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Number of customary arbitrators
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												95. Unless the parties agree 
												otherwise, there shall be one 
												customary arbitrator for 
												customary arbitration 
												proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Appointment of customary 
												arbitrator by Centre </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												96. (1) Parties to a dispute may 
												agree that the Centre should 
												appoint the arbitrator. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Where parties agree as 
												provided under subsection (1), 
												the parties shall go to the 
												nearest Office of. the Centre; 
												register their dispute and pay 
												the required fee upon which the 
												Centre shall appoint an 
												arbitra­tor from the register of 
												arbitrators for that area for 
												the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Notice of appointment of 
												customary arbitrator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												97. Where parties appoint an 
												arbitrator under section 101 (4) 
												or the Centre appoints the 
												arbitrator under section 103 
												(1), the Centre shall within 
												fourteen days after that 
												appointment inform the 
												arbitrator of the appointment.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Disclosure by a customary 
												arbitrator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												98. (1) A person requested to be 
												a customary arbitrator shall 
												disclose any circumstance likely 
												to give reasonable cause to 
												doubt as to the independence or 
												impartiality of that person.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A customary arbitrator's 
												obligation to disclose under 
												subsec­tion (1) subsists 
												throughout the arbitral 
												proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Challenge of a customary 
												arbitrator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												99. (1) A customary arbitrator 
												may be challenged if </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												circumstances exist that give 
												rise to reasonable cause to 
												doubt as to the arbitrator's 
												independence or impartiality; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator does not possess 
												a qualification agreed on by the 
												parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A party may not challenge an 
												arbitrator who that party has 
												appointed or in whose 
												appointment that party 
												participate expect for reasons 
												which that party becomes aware 
												of subsequent to the 
												appointment. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Subject to subsection (4), 
												parties may agree on a procedure 
												for challenging a customary 
												arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Unless the parties in 
												accordance with subsection (3) 
												agree other­wise, a party who 
												intends to challenge a customary 
												arbitrator shall within seven 
												days of appointment of the 
												arbitrator or after becoming 
												aware of the grounds of the 
												challenge, inform the other 
												party and the arbitra­tor of the 
												challenge and the reasons for 
												the challenge. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) A customary arbitrator who 
												is challenged shall step down 
												and the party who appointed the 
												challenged arbitrator shall 
												appoint another arbitrator to 
												replace the challenged 
												arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Revocation of customary 
												arbitrator's appointment </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												100. (1) The parties to a 
												customary arbitration may agree 
												on the circumstances under which 
												the appointment of a customary 
												arbitrator may be revoked, and 
												they may in any case acting 
												jointly. revoke the appointment.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Without limiting subsection 
												(1), the parties may revoke the 
												appointment of a customary 
												arbitrator where </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												there is sufficient reason to 
												doubt the impartiality of the 
												arbitrator; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator is physically or 
												mentally incapable of 
												con­ducting the proceedings or 
												there is reasonable cause to 
												doubt as to the arbitrator's 
												capability to conduct the 
												proceedings; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrator has refused or 
												failed to </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(i) conduct the arbitral 
												proceedings properly; or </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(ii) use reasonable despatch in 
												conducting the proceed­ings or 
												making the award. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp; Resignation of customary 
												arbitrator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 101. (1) A customary 
												arbitrator may resign from the 
												office of an arbitrator at any 
												time during the arbitration, 
												except that an arbitrator who 
												resigns shall refund the 
												remainder of any fees paid as 
												may be agreed on by the parties 
												and the arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) Any dispute 
												as to the refund of fees upon 
												the resignation of a customary 
												arbitrator shall be settled by
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a District Court on an 
												application to that District 
												Court by the arbitrator or any 
												of the parties; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any person the customary 
												arbitrator and the parties agree 
												on and in the case where that 
												person fails to settle the 
												dispute, the dispute may be 
												referred to the District Court.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;Death of customary arbitrator
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 102. The authority of a 
												customary arbitrator ceases on 
												the death of the arbitrator.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Filling of vacancy in customary 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												103. (1) Where the position of a 
												customary arbitrator becomes 
												vacant by reason of revocation, 
												resignation or death, the 
												parties may appoint another 
												person to fill the vacancy.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Where the customary 
												arbitration proceedings are
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												recorded, the parties may in 
												consultation with the new 
												arbitrator determine whether the 
												proceedings of the previous 
												arbitration should be adopted; 
												or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												not recorded, the customary 
												arbitration shall start afresh.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Place, date and time of first 
												customary arbitration session
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												104. Where the arbitration is 
												conducted under the auspices of 
												the Centre or where the Centre 
												appoints the arbitrator, the 
												arbitrator shall, within 
												twenty-one days after being 
												informed of the appointment, 
												inform the parties and the 
												Centre of the place, date and 
												time of the first arbitration 
												session and shall determine the 
												place, date and time of 
												subsequent arbitration session 
												and inform the parties 
												accordingly. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Withdrawal from customary 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												105. A party shall not withdraw 
												from customary arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Language of proceedings </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												106. The parties may choose the 
												language for the proceedings.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Time for customary award </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												107. Except the parties 
												otherwise agree in consultation 
												with the arbitrator or the 
												complexity of the issue 
												requires, an award shall be made 
												within twenty-one days after the 
												first hearing. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Form of customary award </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												108.</span><i><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												</span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Except where a party requests 
												for a written award and pay for 
												the written award or the 
												reference to arbitration is made 
												by the court. the award in a 
												customary arbitration need not 
												be in writing . </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												. Effect of customary award
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												109. An award in a customary 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												is binding between the parties 
												and a person claiming through 
												and under them; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												need not be registered in a 
												court to be binding. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Registration of customary award
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												110. (1) A customary arbitration 
												award may for the purpose of 
												record and enforcement be 
												registered at the nearest 
												District Court, Circuit Court or 
												High Court as appropriate.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A customary arbitration 
												award intended for registration 
												at a court shall be in writing.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Enforcement of customary award
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												111. An award may be enforced in 
												the same manner as a judgment of 
												the court. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Setting aside customary award
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												112. (1) A party aggrieved by an 
												award may apply to the nearest 
												District, Circuit or High Court 
												to set aside the award on the 
												grounds that the award </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 42.9pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												was made in breach of the rules 
												of natural justice, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 42.9pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												constitutes a miscarriage of 
												justice, or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												is in contradiction with the 
												known customs of the area 
												concerned. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) An application under 
												subsection (1) shall be made to 
												the court within three months of 
												the award, and on notice to the 
												other party to the arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Negotiation for a settlement
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												113. The provisions on customary 
												arbitration as are appropriate 
												shall apply to the customary 
												dispute settlement procedure 
												known as negotiation for a 
												settlement except that in a 
												negotiation for a settlement,
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the parties do not pay the 
												settlement fees, until the end 
												of the settlement, if they agree 
												with the terms of the 
												settle­ment; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the parties may withdraw from 
												the settlement proceedings at 
												any time; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the parties are not bound to 
												accept the settlement arrived at 
												in the proceedings; and </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the payment of the settlement 
												fees by the parties at the end 
												of the proceedings constitutes 
												acceptance of the settlement and 
												makes the settlement binding on 
												the parties. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 15.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												PART FOUR-ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE 
												RESOLUTION CENTRE </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Establishment of Alternative 
												Dispute Resolution Centre </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												114. (1) There is established by 
												this Act an Alternative Dispute 
												Resolution Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The Centre is a body 
												corporate with perpetual 
												succession and a common seal and 
												may sue or be sued in its 
												corporate name. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The Centre may for the 
												performance of its functions 
												under this Act acquire and hold 
												movable or immovable property, 
												dispose of its property and may 
												enter into a contract or any 
												other transaction. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Where there is a hindrance 
												to the acquisition of property, 
												the property may be acquired for 
												the Centre under the State 
												Property and Contracts Act, 1960 
												(C.A.6) or the State Lands Act, 
												1962 (Act 125) and the costs 
												shall be borne by the Centre.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Object and functions of the 
												Centre </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												115. (1) The object of the 
												Centre is to facilitate the 
												practice of alternative dispute 
												resolution. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) For the attainment of its 
												object, the Centre shall </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												provide facilities for the 
												settlement of disputes through 
												arbitration, mediation and other 
												voluntary dispute resolution 
												procedures; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												exercise any power for 
												alternative dispute resolution 
												con­ferred on it by parties to a 
												dispute but shall not be 
												involved in actual resolution of 
												the dispute; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												keep a register of arbitrators 
												and mediators; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												provide a list of arbitrators 
												and mediators to persons who 
												request for the services of 
												arbitrators and mediators;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												provide guidelines on fees for 
												arbitrators and mediators; <i>
												(f) </i>arrange for the 
												provision of assistance to 
												persons as it con­siders 
												necessary; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(g) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												from time to time examine the 
												rules of arbitration and 
												mediation under this Act and 
												recommend changes in the rules;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(h) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												conduct research, provide 
												education and issue specialised 
												publications on all forms of 
												alternative dispute resolution,
												<i>(i) </i>set up such regional 
												and district offices of the 
												Centre as the Board considers 
												appropriate; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(j) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												register experienced or 
												qualified persons who wish to 
												serve as customary arbitrators 
												and keep a register of customary 
												arbitrators; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(k) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												request the traditional councils 
												to register and keep a register 
												of persons who wish to serve as 
												customary arbitrators. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Independence of Centre </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												116. Subject to the Constitution 
												and unless otherwise provided in 
												this Act, and any other 
												enactment, the Centre shall not 
												be under the direction or 
												control of any person or 
												authority in the performance of 
												its functions. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Governing Board of the Centre
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												117. (l) The Centre shall have a 
												governing Board composed of
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a chairperson who is a lawyer of 
												not less than twelve years 
												standing; . </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												one member of each of the 
												following, nominated by the 
												respective body, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 95.7pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(i) Ghana Chamber of Commerce;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 95.7pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(ii) the Ghana Bar Association;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 87.75pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(iii) the Ghana Institute of 
												Surveyors;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 87.75pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(iv) the Judiciary; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 53.45pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(v) Institute of Chartered 
												Accountants; and</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 53.45pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;(vi) a woman nominated by the 
												President; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 98.1pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												one representative of organised 
												labour; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 98.1pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												one representative from 
												industry; and <i>(e) </i>the 
												Executive Secretary of the 
												Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The chairperson and members 
												of the Board shall be appointed 
												by the President in accordance 
												with article 70 of the 
												Constitution. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The Board shall perform the 
												functions of the Centre. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Tenure of office of members of 
												the Board </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												118. (1) A member of the Board 
												shall hold office for a period 
												of three years and is eligible 
												for re-appointment but a member 
												shall not hold office for more 
												than two terms in succession.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Subsection (1) does not 
												apply to the Executive 
												Secretary. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A member of the Board may by 
												a thirty day notice resign from 
												office in writing addressed to 
												the President, through the 
												Minister. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) A member of the Board who is 
												absent from three consecutive 
												meetings of the Board without 
												sufficient cause ceases to be a 
												member of the Board. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) The President may by letter 
												addressed to a member revoke the 
												appointment of that member.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 39.75pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) A person who is a member of 
												the Board by virtue of <i>(a)
												</i>a professional qualification 
												held by that person; or </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												being an employee of an 
												institution, Ministry, 
												Department, Agency or other body
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												ceases to be a member of the 
												Board if that person in the case 
												of </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a professional, is disqualified 
												or suspended from practice by an 
												order of the relevant competent 
												authority or for some reason 
												other than voluntary resignation 
												that person's name is struck off 
												the register of the professional 
												body; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												an employee is no longer 
												employed by the institution, 
												Ministry, Department, Agency or 
												other body. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) Where a member of the Board 
												is, for a reasonable cause, 
												unable to act as a member, the 
												Minister shall determine whether 
												the inability would result in 
												the declaration of vacancy.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(8) Where there is a vacancy
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 38.85pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												under subsection (3), (4), (5), 
												(6) or section 121 (2); <i>(b)
												</i>as a result of a declaration 
												under subsection (7); or <i>(c)
												</i>by reason of the death of a 
												member, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .95pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the Minister shall notify the 
												President of the vacancy and the 
												President shall appoint a person 
												to fill the vacancy. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Allowance of members of the 
												Board </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												119. Members of the Board and 
												members of a Committee of the 
												Board shall be paid allowances 
												approved by the Minister in 
												consultation with the Minister 
												responsible for Finance . </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												. Meetings of the Board </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												120. (1) The Board shall meet at 
												least once every three months 
												for the despatch of business at 
												the times and in the places 
												determined by the chairperson.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The chairperson shall at the 
												request of at least one' third 
												of the members of the Board 
												convene an extraordinary meeting 
												of the Board </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.8pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The quorum at a meeting of 
												the Board is six members, 
												including the Executive 
												Secretary. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 4.05pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The chairperson shall 
												preside at meetings of the Board 
												and in the absence of the 
												chairperson, a member of the 
												Board elected by the members 
												present from among their number 
												shall preside. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 4.05pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) Matters before the Board 
												shall be decided by a majority 
												of the members present and 
												voting and in the event of an 
												equality of votes the person 
												presiding shall have a casting 
												vote. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 6.45pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) The Board may co-opt a 
												person to attend its meetings 
												but a co-opted person is not 
												entitled to vote on a matter for 
												decision by the Board. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 7.4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) The proceedings of the Board 
												shall not be invalidated by 
												reason of a vacancy among the 
												members or a defect in the 
												appointment or quali­fication of 
												a member. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 8.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(8) Subject to this section, the 
												Board may determine the 
												proce­dure for its meetings.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Disclosure of interest by Board 
												member </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.05pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												121. (1) A member of the Board 
												or of a committee of the Board 
												who has an interest in a matter 
												under consideration by the Board 
												shall disclose in writing the 
												nature of that interest to the 
												Board or the committee and is 
												disqualified from participating 
												in the deliberations of the 
												Board or the committee in 
												respect of that matter. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A member who contravenes 
												subsection (1) ceases to be a 
												member of the Board or 
												committee. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Committees of the Board </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												122. The Board may establish 
												committees consisting of members 
												of the Board or non-members or 
												both to perform its functions.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Registration of arbitrators and 
												mediators </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												123. (1) A person with the 
												requisite qualification may 
												apply to register with the 
												Centre as an arbitrator or a 
												mediator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The Centre shall keep in a 
												register, the name, address and 
												other particulars of a person 
												registered as an arbitrator or 
												mediator by the Centre. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Regional and district offices of 
												the Centre </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												124. The Centre may have 
												regional and district offices as 
												the Board considers appropriate.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 24.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												PART FIVE-FINANCIAL, 
												ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANOUS 
												PROVISIONS </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Establishment of Alternative 
												Dispute Resolution Fund </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												125. (1) There is established by 
												this Act a Fund to be known as 
												the Alternative Dispute 
												Resolution Fund. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The sources of money for the 
												Fund are </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												grants from the Government for 
												the development of alternative 
												dispute resolution; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												charges and fees collected by 
												the Centre in the performance of 
												its functions; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												donations and gifts from the 
												general public, institutions and 
												organisations. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Objects of the Fund </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												126 &nbsp;&nbsp;Moneys of the Fund shall 
												be applied for </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												education of the general public 
												on alternative dispute 
												reso­lution</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												research and studies relating to 
												the functions of the Centre; <i>
												(c) </i>human resource 
												development for alternative 
												dispute reso­lution, and </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any other purposes as the Board 
												in consultation with the 
												Minister may determine. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Management of the Fund </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												127. (1) The Fund shall be 
												managed by the Board which shall 
												for this purpose include the 
												Controller and 
												Accountant-General or a 
												representative of the Controller 
												and Accountant-General. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Moneys for the Fund shall be 
												paid into a bank account opened 
												by the Board with the approval 
												of the Controller and 
												Accountant-General. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The provisions under 
												sections 132 and 133 of this Act 
												on accounts and audit and annual 
												reports shall apply to the Fund.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Functions of the Board in 
												relation to the Fund </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 31.2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												128. (1) The Board shall for the 
												purpose of managing the Fund
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 31.2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												formulate policies to generate 
												money for the Fund; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												determine the allocations to be 
												made towards the objects of the 
												Fund; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												determine annual targets of the 
												Fund. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The Board may invest a part 
												of the Fund as it considers 
												appropriate in government 
												securities or in a manner as may 
												be approved by the Minister in 
												consultation with the Minister 
												responsible for Finance. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Payments issued from [he 
												Fund shall be signed by any two 
												of the following: </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 146.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the chairperson of the Board: <i>
												(b) </i>the Executive Secretary; 
												and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												one other member of the Board.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Executive Secretary </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												129. (1) The President shall in 
												accordance with article 195 of 
												the Constitution appoint an 
												Executive Secretary for the 
												Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The Executive Secretary 
												shall hold office on the terms 
												and conditions specified in the 
												letter of appointment. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Subject to the directions of 
												the Board, the Executive 
												Secre­tary is responsible for 
												the day to day administration of 
												the Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The Executive Secretary 
												shall maintain the register of 
												arbitra­tors and mediators
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) The Executive Secretary 
												shall perform any other 
												functions that the Board may 
												determine. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Appointment of other staff
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												130. (1) The Centre shall have 
												other officers and staff as may 
												be necessary for the effective 
												performance of its functions.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The President shall in 
												accordance with article 195 of 
												the Con­stitution appoint other 
												members of staff who shall hold 
												office on terms and conditions 
												specified in their letters of 
												appointment. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) Other public officers may be 
												transferred or seconded to the 
												Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The centre may engage the 
												services of advisers on the 
												recom­mendations of the Board.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Delegation of power of 
												appointment </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												131. The President may in 
												accordance with article 195(2) 
												of the Constitution, delegate 
												the power of appointment of 
												public officers under this Act.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Accounts and Audit </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												132. (1) The Centre shall keep 
												books of account and proper 
												records in relation to them in a 
												form approved by the 
												Auditor-General. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The accounts of the Centre 
												shall be audited by the Auditor 
												General within three months 
												after the end of each financial 
												year. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The Auditor-General shall 
												not later than three months 
												after the receipt of the 
												accounts, audit the accounts of 
												the centre and forward a copy of 
												the audit reports to the 
												Minister. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The financial year of the 
												Centre is the same as the 
												financial year of the 
												Government. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Annual reports </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												133. (1) The Centre shall within 
												one month after the receipt of 
												the audit report submit to the 
												Minister an annual report 
												covering the activities and the 
												operations of the Centre for the 
												year to which the report relate 
												. (2) The annual report shall 
												include the report of the 
												Auditor General. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The Minister shall, within 
												one month after the receipt of 
												the annual report submit the 
												report to Parliament with a 
												statement that the Minister 
												considers necessary. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The Centre shall submit to 
												the Minister any other reports 
												which the Minister may require 
												in writing. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Regulations </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 60.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												134. The Minister may on the 
												advice of the Board make 
												Regulations by legislative 
												instrument to prescribe for
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 60.4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												conciliation, mediation, 
												arbitration and other voluntary 
												dispute resolution procedures;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 60.4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												qualifications of persons who 
												wish to be registered as 
												arbi­trators and mediators;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 60.65pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the parameters for the 
												determination of fees of 
												concilia­tors, mediators and 
												arbitrators; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 59.7pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												research, education and training 
												procedures as well as the 
												standards to be attained in 
												these with respect to all forms 
												of alternative dispute 
												resolution; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 61.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the functions of regional and 
												district offices of the Centre;
												<i>(j) </i>the role of the 
												District Assemblies, Unit 
												Committees and traditional 
												customary institutions in 
												achieving the object of the 
												Centre; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 146.1pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(g) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												matters relating to customary 
												arbitration; <i>(h) </i>the 
												arbitration rules of the Centre; 
												and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(;) matters generally to give 
												effect to the provision:; of 
												this Act. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												interpretation </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												135. In this Act, unless the 
												context otherwise requires
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 63.75pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;Alternative Dispute Resolution&quot; 
												means the collective 
												descrip­tion of methods of 
												resolving disputes otherwise 
												than through the normal trial 
												process; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 63.75pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;appointing authority&quot; means any 
												person or authority including 
												the Centre in whom parties to an 
												arbitration agreement vest power 
												to take any action for or on 
												behalf of the parties, in 
												relation to the arbitration;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 66.9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;arbitration&quot; means the <i>
												voluntary </i>submission of a 
												dispute to one or more impartial 
												persons for a final and binding 
												determination; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 68.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;arbitration agreement&quot; means an 
												agreement to submit to 
												arbi­tration present or future 
												dispute; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;arbitration management 
												conference&quot; means a meeting held 
												between the arbitrator and the 
												parties to the arbitration 
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; under section 29 to 
												resolve preliminary issues and 
												set down a guideline for the 
												arbitration; . &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 10.25pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;award&quot; includes an arbitration 
												award on agreed terms. 
												&quot;arbitrator&quot; means one or more 
												impartial persons appointed or 
												who can be appointed to offer a 
												final and binding resolution to 
												a dispute; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 9.75pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;arbitral tribunal&quot; means an 
												arbitration consisting of one or 
												more persons; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;Board&quot; means the board of 
												Governors of the Centre referred
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												to in section 117; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 6.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;Centre&quot; means the Alternative 
												Dispute Resolution Centre 
												established in section 114;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 5.2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;conciliation&quot; means the 
												submission by the parties of a 
												dispute which is the subject of 
												an arbitration during the cause 
												of the arbitration to an 
												impartial person who is not the 
												arbi­trator to facilitate the 
												resolution of the dispute 
												between the parties; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 6.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;conciliator&quot; means an impartial 
												person appointed to preside over 
												a conciliation conference;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;Court&quot; means the High Court;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 4.25pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;customary arbitration&quot; means 
												the voluntary submission of a 
												dispute, whether or not relating 
												to a written agreement for a 
												final binding determination 
												under Part Three of this Act; 
												&quot;customary arbitrator&quot; means an 
												impartial person appointed
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 4.0pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												or qualified to be appointed as 
												an arbitrator in customary 
												arbitration; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;expedited procedure&quot; means the 
												fast track arbitration 
												pro­cedure referred to in Part 
												II; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;Fund&quot; means the Alternative 
												Dispute Resolution Fund 
												established under section 125;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;mediation&quot; means a nonbinding 
												process under Part Two in which 
												the parties discuss their 
												dispute with an impartial person 
												who assists them to reach a 
												resolution; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;mediator&quot; includes an impartial 
												person appointed or quali­fied 
												to be appointed to assist the 
												parties to satisfactorily 
												resolve their dispute and 
												employees and persons hired by 
												that person; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister 
												responsible for Justice. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Modification of court rules
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												136. Upon the coming into force 
												of this Act, any existing rules 
												of </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												court on arbitration shall apply 
												subject to the provisions of 
												this Act. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Repeals and savings </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												137. (1) The Arbitration Act, 
												1961 (Act 38) is repealed (2) 
												Despite the repeal of the 
												Arbitration Act, 1961 (Act 38)
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any instrument, agreement, 
												Regulations and order made under 
												that Act and in force 
												immediately before the 
												com­mencement of this Act shall 
												continue to be in force, until 
												otherwise legally altered, and
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												any action commenced or pending 
												before any court to which Act 38 
												applies shall continue and be 
												dealt with under this Act.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Transitional provisions </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												138. Any body or association 
												which is not a party to an 
												arbitration </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												agreement but which is 
												responsible for </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												appointing arbitrators; </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 74.55pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												setting up arbitration panels or 
												tribunals; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 74.55pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												managing arbitration generally
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.3pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												in existence before the coming 
												into force of this Act may upon 
												the appointment of the Board of 
												the Centre apply to be 
												affiliated to [he Centre. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												SCHEDULES</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												FIRST SCHEDULE</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 15.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION 
												AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN 
												ARBITRAL AWARDS 1958 (NEW YORK 
												CONVENTION)</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(Section </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												59 <i>(J)(c))</i></span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 4.05pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The United Nations Convention on 
												the Recognition and Enforcement 
												of Foreign Arbitral Awards 
												adopted at the Headquarters of 
												the United Nations in New York 
												on June 10, 1958. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article I </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.4pt">
												<span style="color: #4B4E3F">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">This 
												Convention shall apply to the 
												recognition and enforcement of 
												arbitral awards made in the 
												territory of a State other than 
												the State where the recognition 
												and enforcement of such awards 
												are sought, and arising out of 
												differences between persons, 
												whether physical or legal. It 
												shall also apply to arbitral 
												awards not considered as 
												domestic awards in the State 
												where their recognition and 
												enforcement are sought. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="color: #4B4E3F">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">The 
												term &quot;arbitral awards&quot; shall 
												include not only awards made by 
												arbitrators appointed for each 
												case but also those made by 
												permanent arbitral bodies to 
												which the parties have 
												submitted. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="color: #4B4E3F">3.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">When 
												signing, ratifying or acceding 
												to this Convention, or notifying 
												extension under Article X 
												hereof, any State may on the 
												basis of reciprocity declare 
												that it will apply the 
												Convention to the recognition 
												and enforcement of awards made 
												only in the territory of another 
												Contracting State. It may also 
												declare that it will apply the 
												Convention only to differences 
												arising out of legal 
												relationships whether 
												contractual or not, which are 
												considered as commercial under 
												the national law of the State 
												making such declaration. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article ll</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="color: #4B4E3F">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Each 
												Contracting State shall 
												recognise an agreement in 
												writing under which the parties 
												undertake to submit to 
												arbitration all or any 
												differences which have arisen or 
												which may arise between them in 
												respect of a defined 
												legal-relationship, whether 
												contractual or not, concerning a 
												subject matter capable of 
												settlement by arbitration.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.65pt">
												<span style="color: #232C25">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">The 
												term&quot; agreement in writing&quot; 
												shall include an arbitral clause 
												in a contract or an arbitration 
												agreement, signed by the parties 
												or contained in an exchange of 
												letters or telegrams. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.65pt">
												<span style="color: #232C25">3.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">The 
												court of a Contracting State, 
												when seized of an action in a 
												matter in respect of which the 
												parties have made an agreement 
												within the meaning of this 
												article, shall, at the request 
												of one of parties the' parties 
												refer the' parties to 
												arbitration, unless it finds 
												that the said agreement is null 
												and void, inoperative or 
												incapable of being performed.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article III</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Each Contracting State shall 
												recognise arbitral awards as 
												binding and enforce them in 
												accordance with the rules of 
												procedure of the territory where 
												the award is relied upon, under 
												the conditions laid down in the 
												following articles. There shall 
												not be imposed substantially 
												more onerous conditions or 
												higher fees or charges on the 
												recognition or enforcement of 
												arbitral awards to which this 
												Convention applies than are 
												imposed on the recognition or 
												enforcement of domestic 
												arbitration s, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article IV</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.4pt">
												<span style="color: #686C5C">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">To 
												obtain the recognition and 
												enforcement mentioned in the 
												preceding article, the party 
												applying for recognition and 
												enforcement shall, at the time 
												of the application, supply:
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.9pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the duly authenticated original 
												award or a duly certified copy 
												thereof; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.9pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the original agreement referred 
												to in Article II or a duly 
												certified copy thereof. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.9pt">
												<span style="color: #454B3E">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">If 
												the said award or agreement is 
												not made in an official language 
												of the country in which the 
												award is relied upon, the party 
												applying for recognition and 
												enforcement of the award shall 
												produce a translation of these 
												documents into such language. 
												The translation shall be 
												certified by an official or 
												sworn translator or by a 
												diplomatic or consular agent.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
												Article V</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 10.75pt">
												<span style="color: #373D2F">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Recognition 
												and enforcement of the award may 
												be refused, at the request of 
												the party against whom it is 
												invoked, only if that party 
												furnishes to the competent 
												authority where the recognition 
												and enforcement is sought, proof 
												that: </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 8.1pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The parties to the agreement 
												referred to in Article II were, 
												under the law applicable to 
												them, under some incapacity, or 
												the said agreement is not valid 
												under the law to which the 
												parties have subjected it or 
												failing any indication thereon, 
												under the law of the country 
												where the award was made; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.8pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The party against whom the award 
												is invoked was not given proper 
												notice of the appointment of the 
												arbitrator or of the arbitration 
												proceedings or was otherwise 
												unable to present his case; or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.8pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The award deals with a 
												difference not contemplated by 
												or not falling within the terms 
												of the submission to 
												arbitration, or it contains 
												decisions on matters beyond the 
												scope of the submission to 
												arbitration, provided that, if 
												the decisions on matters 
												submitted to arbitration can be 
												separated from those not so 
												submitted, that part of the 
												award which contains decisions 
												on matters submitted to 
												arbitration may be recognised 
												and enforced; or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.8pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The composition of the arbitral 
												authority or the arbitral 
												procedure was not in accordance 
												with the agreement of the 
												parties, or, failing such 
												agreement, was not in accordance 
												with the law of the country 
												where the arbitration took 
												place; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.8pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The award has not yet become 
												binding on the parties, or has 
												been set aside or suspended by a 
												competent authority of the 
												country in which, or under the 
												law of which, that award was 
												made. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="color: #585A49">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Recognition 
												and enforcement of an arbitral 
												award may also be refused if the 
												competent authority in the 
												country where recognition and 
												enforcement is sought finds 
												that: </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The subject matter of the 
												difference is not capable of 
												settlement by arbitration under 
												the law of that country: or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The recognition or enforcement 
												of the award would be contrary 
												to the public policy of that 
												country. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article VI</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												If an application for the 
												setting aside or suspension of 
												the award has been made to a 
												competent authority referred to 
												in article V <i>(l)(e), </i>the 
												authority before which the award 
												is sought to be relied upon may, 
												if it considers it proper, 
												adjourn the decision on the 
												enforcement of the award and may 
												also, on the application of the 
												party claiming enforcement of 
												the award, order the other party 
												to give suitable security.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: .45pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article VII</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="color: #293028">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">The 
												provisions of the present 
												Convention shall not affect the 
												validity of multilateral or 
												bilateral agreements concerning 
												the recognition and enforcement 
												of arbitral awards entered into 
												by the Contracting States nor 
												deprive any interested parry of 
												any right he may have to avail 
												himself of an arbitral award in 
												the manner and to the extent 
												allowed by the law or the 
												tTeatie5 ()f the country where 
												such award is sought to be 
												relied upon. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Geneva Protocol 
												on Arbitration Clauses of 1923 
												and the Geneva Convention on the 
												Execution of Foreign Arbitral 
												Awards of 1927 shall cease to 
												have effect between Contracting 
												States on their becoming bound 
												and to the extent that they 
												become bound, by this 
												Convention. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: .45pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article VIII</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .45pt">
												<span style="color: #505345">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">This 
												Convention shall be open until 
												31 December 1958 for signature 
												on behalf of (my Member of the 
												United Nations and also on 
												behalf of any other State which 
												is or hereafter becomes a member 
												of any specialised agency of the 
												United Nations, or which is or 
												hereafter becomes a party to the 
												Statute of the International 
												Court of Justice, or any other 
												State to which an invitation has 
												been addressed by the General 
												Assembly f the United Nations.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="color: #505345">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">This 
												Convention shall be ratified and 
												the instrument of ratification 
												shall be deposited with the 
												Secretary-general of the United 
												Nations. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article IX</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="color: #44483B">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">This 
												Convention shall be open for 
												accession to all States referred 
												to in Article VIII. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.35pt">
												<span style="color: #44483B">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Accession 
												shall be effected by the deposit 
												of an instrument of accession 
												with the Secretary-General of 
												the United Nations. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article X</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="color: #44483B">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Any 
												State may, at the time of 
												signature, ratification or 
												accession, declare that this 
												Convention shall extend to all 
												or any of the territories for 
												the international relations of 
												which it is responsible. Such a 
												declaration shall take effect 
												when the Convention enters into 
												force for the State concerned.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="color: #44483B">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">At 
												any time thereafter any such 
												extension shall be made by 
												notification addressed to the 
												Secretary-General of the United 
												Nations and shall take effect as 
												from the ninetieth day after the 
												day of receipt by the 
												Secretary-General of the United 
												Nations of this notification, or 
												as from the date of entry into 
												force of the Convention for the 
												State concerned whichever is the 
												later. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="color: #94937E">3.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">With 
												respect to those territories to 
												which this Convention extended 
												at the time of signature, 
												ratification or accession, each 
												State concerned shall consider 
												the possibility of taking the 
												necessary steps in order to 
												extend the application of this 
												Convention to such territories, 
												subject, where necessary for 
												constitutional reasons, to the 
												consent of the Governments of 
												such territories. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article XI</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="color: #5E604F">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">In 
												the case of a federal S:H 
												non-unitary State, the following 
												provisions shall apply: </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												With respect to those articles 
												of this Convention that come 
												within the legislative 
												jurisdiction of the federal 
												authority, the obligations of 
												the federal Government shall to 
												this extent be the same as those 
												of Contracting States which are 
												not federal States; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												With respect to those articles 
												of this Convention that come 
												within the legislative 
												jurisdiction of constituent 
												states or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												provinces which are not, under 
												the constitutional system of the 
												federation, bound to take 
												legislative action, the federal 
												Government shall bring such 
												articles with a favourable 
												recommendation to the notice of 
												the appropriate authorities of 
												constituent states or provinces 
												at the earliest possible moment;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												A federal State Party to this 
												Convention shall, at the request 
												of any other Contracting State 
												transmitted through the 
												Secretary-General of the United 
												Nations, supply a statement of 
												the law and practice of the 
												federation and its constituent 
												units in regard to any 
												particular provision of this 
												Convention, showing the extent 
												to which effect has been given 
												to that provision by legislative 
												or other action. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article XII</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="color: #565A4B">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">This 
												Convention shall come into force 
												on the ninetieth day following 
												the date of deposit of the third 
												instrument of ratification or 
												accession. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="color: #ADAC97">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">For 
												each State ratifying or a ceding 
												to this Convention after the 
												deposit of the third instrument 
												of ratification or accession. 
												[!'is Convention shall enter 
												into force on the ninetieth day 
												after deposit by such State of 
												its instrument of ratification 
												or accession. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article XIII</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in">
												<span style="color: #565A4B">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Any 
												Contracting State may denounce 
												this Convention by a written 
												notification to the 
												Secretary-General of the United 
												Nations. Denunciation shall take 
												effect one year after the date 
												of receipt of the notification 
												by the Secretary-General. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="color: #797A68">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Any 
												State which has made a 
												declaration or notification 
												under Article X may, at any time 
												thereafter, by notification to 
												the Secretary-General of the 
												United Nations, declare that 
												this Convention shall cease to 
												extend to the territory 
												concerned one year after the 
												date of the receipt of the 
												notification by the 
												Secretary-General. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 2.55pt">
												<span style="color: #565A4B">3.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">This 
												Convention shall continue to be 
												applicable to arbitral awards in 
												respect of which recognition or 
												enforcement proceedings have 
												been instituted before the 
												denunciation takes effect.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article XIV</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												A Contracting State shall not be 
												entitled to avail itself of the 
												present Convention against other 
												Contracting States except to the 
												extent that it is itself bound 
												to apply the Convention. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article XV</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												The Secretary-General of the 
												United Nations shall notify the 
												States contemplated in Article 
												VIII of the following: </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Signature and ratifications in 
												accordance with article VIII; <i>
												(b) </i>Accessions in accordance 
												with article IX; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Declarations and notifications 
												under articles I, X and XI; <i>
												(d) </i>The date upon which this 
												Convention enters into force in 
												accordance with Article XII;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Denunciations and notifications 
												in accordance with Article XIII.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Article XVI</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="color: #666856">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">This 
												Convention, of which the 
												Chinese, English, French, 
												Russian and Spanish texts shall 
												be equally authentic, shall be 
												deposited in the archives of the 
												United Nations. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="color: #666856">2.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">The 
												Secretary-General of the United 
												Nations shall transmit a 
												certified copy of this 
												Convention to the States 
												contemplated in Article VIII.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: .2pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												SECOND SCHEDULE</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: 4.0pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 
												CENTRE RULES ARBITRATION RULES</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-right: .2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(Section </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												5(3), 8(2))</span></p>
												<p class="Style" align="center" style="text-align: center">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Application of Rules</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												1. (1) Where parties to an 
												agreement agree that a dispute 
												in relation to that agreement be 
												referred to arbitration by the 
												Alternative Dispute Resolution 
												Centre, the dispute shall be 
												settled in accordance with these 
												Rules subject to any 
												modifications of the Rules that 
												the parties may agree </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												upon in writing; except that 
												where any of these Rules is in 
												conflict with a provision of the 
												law applicable to the 
												arbitration from which the 
												parties cannot derogate, that 
												provision shall apply. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) Where parties to an existing 
												dispute file with the Centre a 
												written agreement to submit the 
												dispute to arbitration under 
												these Rules or by the Centre, 
												these Rules shall apply subject 
												to any modification agreed on by 
												the parties; except that where 
												any of these Rules is in 
												conflict with a provision of the 
												law applicable to the 
												arbitration from which the 
												parties cannot derogate, that 
												provision shall apply. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Arbitral tribunal </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												2. A sale arbitrator or a panel 
												constituted by the parties for 
												the settlement of a dispute 
												under these Rules shall be 
												called an Arbitral Tribunal.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Administrator </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												3. Where parties agree to 
												arbitration by the Centre, the 
												Centre is the administrator of 
												the arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Delegation of administrative 
												duties </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												4. The administrative duties of 
												the Centre under these Rules 
												shall be carried out through 
												officers or communities of the 
												Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Administration by regional, 
												district offices of Centre
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												5. The Centre, may assign the 
												administrative function of an 
												arbitration to any of its office 
												in the regions or districts.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												6. (1) For the purposes of these 
												Rules, any notice, including a 
												notification, communication or 
												proposal, is received if it is 
												physically delivered to the 
												addressee or if it is delivered 
												at the addressee's habitual 
												residence, place of business or 
												mailing address, or, if none of 
												these can be found after making 
												reasonable injury, then at the 
												addressee's last known residence 
												or place of business d \ld 
												notice is deemed to have been 
												received on the day it is 
												delivered. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A notice required to be 
												given under these Rules may be 
												given by telephone, telex, 
												facsimile, e-mail or any other 
												means of electronic 
												com­munication. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A notice given through 
												telephone or any other verbal 
												mode per­mitted under subrule 
												(2) shall be confirmed in 
												writing which shall state the 
												names, addresses (including 
												e-mail addresses) and telephone 
												numbers of the parties. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Failure to confirm a notice 
												in Writing under sub rule(3) 
												does not invalidate the 
												proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Initiation of arbitration </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												7. (1) A party who intends to 
												initiate arbitration proceedings 
												with the Centre (the 'claimant') 
												shall give to the other party 
												(the 'respondent') a notice of 
												arbitration. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 115.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) The notice of arbitration 
												shall include <i>(a) </i>a copy 
												of the arbitration agreement;
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 35.2pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a demand that the dispute be 
												referred to arbitration; <i>(c)
												</i>the names and addresses of 
												the parties; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a reference to the arbitration 
												clause or the separate 
												arbitration agreement that is 
												invoked; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(e) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a reference to the contract out 
												of or in relation to which the 
												dispute arises; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(f) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the statement of claim, stating 
												the general nature of the claim 
												and an indication of the amount 
												involved, if any; </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(g) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the relief or remedy sought; and
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(h) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												a proposal as to the number of 
												arbitrators if the parties have 
												not previously agreed on the 
												number of arbitrators. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) The notice of arbitration 
												may also include </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the proposals for the 
												appointment of an arbitrator, 
												and <i>(b) </i>the notification 
												of the appointment of an 
												arbitrator referred to in rule 
												14. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .9pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) The claimant shall at the 
												time of service of the notice on 
												the respondent, file 2 copies of 
												the notice at an office of the 
												Centre upon paying the 
												appropriate administrative fee.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Arbitration proceedings commence 
												on the date on which the notice
												<i>is </i>received by the 
												respondent. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) Within seven days after a 
												notice has been filed with the 
												Centre, the Centre shall inform 
												the other party of the filing of 
												the notice. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 3.75pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) The respondent shall within 
												fourteen days of being served 
												with a notice under subsection 
												(1), file an answer in duplicate 
												with the Centre and serve the 
												claimant with a copy of the 
												answer. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(8) Where an answer includes a 
												counterclaim, the notice of the 
												coun­terclaim, the amount 
												involved, if any, and the remedy 
												sought shall be stated in the 
												counterclaim. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(9) A respondent who makes a 
												counterclaim in an answer shall 
												pay the appropriate 
												administrative fee to the 
												Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(10) The failure of a respondent 
												to file an answer within time 
												shall </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												be assumed to be a denial of the 
												claim; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												not stay the arbitration 
												proceedings. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .4pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(11) Unless the Centre in 
												consultation with the parties 
												determine otherwise, the 
												Expedited arbitration Procedure 
												provided for under Schedule III 
												of this Act shall be applied in 
												a case where the total sum 
												claimed, exclusive of interest 
												and arbitration costs, does not 
												exceed US$100,000 or its 
												equivalent in cedis. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Change or amendment of claim
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												8. (1) A party who after filing 
												a claim desires to make a new 
												claim or amend the claim shall 
												file the new claim or amended 
												claim with the Centre and serve 
												the other party with a copy.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) A party served with a new or 
												amended claim shall within seven 
												days from the date of being 
												served, file an answer with the 
												Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) A new claim or an amendment 
												to a claim shall not be made 
												after the appointment of an 
												arbitrator, except with the 
												consent of the arbitrator.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Administrative conference </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												9. A party or the Centre may 
												before the appointment of an 
												arbitrator request for the 
												holding of an administrative 
												conference with representatives 
												of the Centre and the parties or 
												their representatives to </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .65pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												organise and expedite the 
												arbitration, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Study and discuss the 
												administrative issues involved 
												in the case, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												determine the most suitable 
												means of appointing an 
												arbitrator, and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(d) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												consider mediation as a means of 
												resolving the dispute. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Number of arbitrators </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												10. (1) The parties may agree on 
												the number of arbitrators and if 
												the parties within fourteen days 
												of the service of the notice of 
												arbitration on the respondent, 
												do not agree on the number of 
												arbitrators, three arbitrators 
												shall be appointed. &nbsp;(2) Where 
												the arbitration agreement 
												provides for the appointment of 
												an even number of arbitrators
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.05pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the arbitrators shall within 
												fourteen days of their 
												appoint­ment appoint an 
												additional arbitrator to be the 
												umpire;</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.05pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;<i>(b) </i>if the arbitrators 
												are unable to appoint the 
												additional arbi­trator within 
												the specified time, the Centre 
												shall appoint the additional 
												arbitrator to be the umpire.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: -.05pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Appointment of arbitrators
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												11. (1) If the parties in their 
												agreement name an arbitrator or 
												specify a method of appointment 
												of an arbitrator, that 
												designation shall be followed, 
												except that the parties shall 
												provide the Centre with the full 
												names, addresses, nationalities 
												and qualifications of the 
												arbitrators named by them.
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.55pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(2) If the parties do not name 
												an arbitrator or provide a 
												method for the appointment of an 
												arbitrator, but have provided 
												for the appoint­ment of a sole 
												arbitrator, either party may 
												propose to the other party
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.55pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the full names, addresses, 
												nationalities and qualifications 
												of one or more persons, one of 
												whom would serve as the sole 
												arbitrator, or </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: -.05pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												that the Centre should appoint 
												the sole arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(3) If within fourteen days of a 
												proposal being made under 
												subrule <i>(2)(a) </i>the 
												parties are unable to reach an 
												agreement, the appointment of 
												the sole arbitrator shall be 
												made by the Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(4) Where the arbitration 
												agreement requires the 
												appointment of three arbitrators 
												and the parties have not 
												specified the method of 
												appointment or where the parties 
												have not agreed on the number of 
												arbi­trators, </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: -.05pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												each party shall appoint one 
												arbitrator; and </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.05pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the appointed arbitrators shall 
												appoint the third arbitrator who 
												shall be the umpire. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.05pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(5) Where the arbitrators 
												appointed by the parties fail to 
												appoint an umpire, the umpire 
												shall be appointed by the 
												Centre. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: .35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(6) Where under subrule (4), a 
												party who is given notification 
												of appointment of arbitrator 
												does not within fourteen days of 
												the notifica­tion appoint an 
												arbitrator and notify the other 
												party of the appointment, that 
												other party shall request the 
												Centre to appoint the second 
												arbitrator. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.1pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(7) If the arbitration agreement 
												does not specify a period of 
												time for the appointment of an 
												arbitrator, the Centre shall 
												request the parties to make the 
												appointment within fourteen days 
												and if any party or all the 
												parties fail to make the 
												appointment the Centre shall 
												appoint the arbitrator. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.6pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(8) A party who has to appoint 
												an arbitrator may request from 
												the Centre a list of arbitrators 
												from the register of 
												arbitrators, from which the 
												party may make the appointment, 
												and Centre shall provide the 
												list. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(9) Where the Centre has to 
												appoint an arbitrator, </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the Centre shall, after the 
												filing of the notice of 
												arbitration, submit to each 
												party at the same time an 
												identical list of five persons 
												from the register, and </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												each party shall within seven 
												days from the submission of the 
												list cross out any two names to 
												which the party objects and 
												number the remaining names in 
												order of preference and return 
												the list to the Centre. </span>
												</p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(10) If a party fails to return 
												the list within the specified 
												time, all persons on the list 
												shall be considered acceptable 
												to that party and the Centre 
												shall be entitled to appoint any 
												of the persons on the list
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 1.85pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(11) The Centre shall, in 
												accordance with the order of 
												preference' indicated on the 
												returned lists, appoint the 
												arbitrator and notify the 
												arbi­trator and the parties 
												within seven days of the 
												appointment. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 2.35pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(12) The appointed arbitrator 
												shall within seven days of being 
												notified, inform the Centre of 
												the acceptance or rejection of 
												the appoint­ment. </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(13) If </span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 13.15pt">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												the parties fail to agree upon 
												a1 y of the persons named,</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify; margin-right: 13.15pt">
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												&nbsp;<i>(b) </i>the acceptable 
												arbitrator is unable to act, or
												</span></p>
												<p class="Style" style="text-align: justify">
												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												for any other reason the 
												appointment cannot be made from 
												the submitted list, the Centre 
												shall appoint the arbitrator 
												from among persons on the 
												register without the submission 
												of an additional list to the 
												parties. </span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Nationality of arbitrator in 
												international arbitration </span>
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												12. In an international 
												arbitration, unless the parties 
												agree otherwise, the choice of 
												arbitrators shall reflect the 
												nationality of the parties, 
												except that a sole arbitrator 
												shall be of neutral nationality.
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												Considerations in the choice of 
												arbitrator by the Centre </span>
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												13. The Centre in appointing an 
												arbitrator shall have regard
												</span></p>
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												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(a) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												to any qualification required of 
												the arbitrator by the 
												arbi­tration agreement or agreed 
												upon by the parties, </span></p>
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												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												to the independence and 
												impartiality of the person 
												intended to be appointed, and
												</span></p>
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												<i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(c) </span></i>
												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												in the case of a sole arbitrator 
												in an international 
												arbitra­tion, to the neutral 
												nationality of the person 
												intended to be appointed. </span>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Description of proposed 
												arbitrator </span></p>
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												14. Where a party or the Centre 
												appoints an arbitrator, it shall 
												give the full name, address, 
												nationality and qualification of 
												the arbitrator to the other 
												party and the Centre or to both 
												parties as is appropriate.
												</span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Disclosure by proposed 
												arbitrator </span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												15. (1) The Centre shall require 
												a person appointed as an 
												arbitrator to disclose in 
												writing any circumstances likely 
												to affect that person's 
												independence or impartiality 
												including any bias or any 
												financial or personal interest 
												in the result of the arbitration 
												or any past or present 
												relationship with any of the 
												parties or their counsel, and 
												the arbitrator shall make the 
												disclosure to the Centre and the 
												parties. </span></p>
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												(2) The Centre shall notify the 
												parties of any disclosure made 
												under subrule (1). </span></p>
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												Challenge of arbitrator </span>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												16. (1) A party may challenge 
												the appointment of an arbitrator 
												if <i>(a) </i>there are 
												circumstances that raise doubts 
												as to the indepen­dence or 
												impartiality of the arbitrator, 
												or </span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												(b) </span></i>
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												the arbitrator does not possess 
												the qualifications agreed on by 
												the parties. </span></p>
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												(2) A party may only challenge 
												an arbitrator appointed by that 
												party or in whose appointment 
												that party has participated for 
												reasons which that party becomes 
												aware of after the appointment.
												</span></p>
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												<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif">
												Challenge procedure </span></p>
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												17. (1) Parties to a dispute may 
												within fourteen days of the 
												appointment of the arbitrator 
												jointly challenge the arbitrator 
												by filing a written statement of 
												the reasons of the challenge 
