Supplementary
25Power of judge to act as arbitrator or umpire
1
A judge may act as an arbitrator or umpire only where—
a
the dispute being arbitrated appears to the judge to be of commercial character, and
b
the Lord President, having considered the state of Court of Session business, has authorised the judge to so act.
2
A fee of such amount as Ministers may by order prescribe is payable in the Court of Session for the services of a judge acting as an arbitrator or umpire.
3
Any jurisdiction exercisable by the Outer House under the Scottish Arbitration Rules (or any other provision of this Act) in relation to—
a
a judge acting as a sole arbitrator or umpire, or
b
a tribunal which the judge forms part of,
is to be exercisable instead by the Inner House (and the Inner House’s decision on any matter is final).
4
In this section—
“judge” means a judge of the Court of Session, and
“Lord President” means the Lord President of the Court of Session.