SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Modifications of the Arbitration Act 1996 in relation to arbitrations under this Act
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Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 has effect in relation to arbitrations under this Act as if —
a
in section 20 (chairman), in subsection (3), at the beginning there were inserted “Where there is a chairman,”;
b
in section 22 (decision-making where no chairman), in subsection (2) for “If there is no such agreement” there were substituted “Where there are two or more arbitrators with no chairman”
;
c
in section 34 (procedural and evidential matters), in subsection (1) after “matters”, there were inserted “(including in relation to oral hearings held in public)”
;
d
in section 35 (consolidation of proceedings and concurrent hearings), in subsection (2), for the words from “Unless” to “has no” there were substituted “The tribunal also has”
;
e
in section 37 (power to appoint experts, legal advisers or assessors), in subsection (1)(a), after “tribunal may” there were inserted “, where agreed by the parties”
;
f
in section 68 (challenging the award: serious irregularity), in subsection (2)(c), the words “procedure agreed by the parties” were substituted by “statutory procedure”;
g
in section 74 (immunity of arbitral institutions)—
i
in subsection (1), for “appoint or nominate” there were substituted “appoint, nominate or remove”
;
ii
in subsection (2), for “appointed or nominated”, in both places, there were substituted “appointed, nominated or removed”
.