Arbitration Act (Cap. 387), article 21

21. (1) If three arbitrators are to be appointed, each party shall appoint one arbitrator. The two arbitrators thus appointed shal l choose the third arbitrator who will act as the presiding arbit rator of the arbitral tribunal. (2) If within thirty days after the receipt of a party’s notification of the appointment of an arbitrator, the other par ty has not notified the first party of the arbitrator he has appointed , the first party may request the chairman to appoint the second arbitrator. (3) If within thirty days after the appointment of the second arbitrator, the two arbitrators have not agreed on the choice o f the presiding arbitrator, the presiding arbitrator shall be appoint ed by the chairman. (4) The chairman shall apply the provisions of article 20, mutatis mutandis , in any appointment made under the provisions of subarticles (2) or (3). Multiple parties. Added by: XVIII.1999.12. 21A (1) Where there are multiple parties, whether as claimant or as respondent, the multiple claimants, jointly, and the mult iple respondents, jointly, shall make a proposal to the other party for an arbitrator to be appointed pursuant to article 20 or shall appo int an arbitrator pursuant to article 21, as the case may be. (2) Where the dispute is to be referred to a sole arbitrator and where there are multiple parties, whether as claimant or as respondent, the multiple claimants, jointly, and the multiple respondents, jointly, may reach an agreement with the other par ty on the choice of a single arbitrator to be appointed pursuant t o article 20. (3) In the absence of such joint nomination, where the dispute ARBITRATION [CAP. 387. 13 is to be referred to three arbitrators and where all parties ar e unable to agree to a method for the constitution of the arbitral tribu nal, the chairman may on the request of either of the parties appoint ea ch member of the arbitral tribunal and shall designate one of them to act as presiding arbitrator. Request to the chairman to appoint an arbitrator. Amended by: XVIII.1999.13.