Act Number: 26

Act Name: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Year: 1996

Enactment Date: 1996-08-16

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to domestic arbitration, international commercial arbitration and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards as also to define the law relating to conciliation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Legal Affairs

Section 10: Number of arbitrators.
    (1) The parties are free to determine the number of arbitrators, provided that such number shall not be an even number.
     (2) Failing the determination referred to in sub-section (1), the arbitral tribunal shall consist of a sole arbitrator.
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