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Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Section 8

Title: Power of Court to Appoint Arbitrator of Umpire

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....the parties, and all the parties do not, after differences have arisen, concur in the appointment or appointments; or (b) in any appointed arbitrator or umpire neglects or refuses to act, or is incapable of acting, or dies, and the arbitration agreement does nor show that it was intended that the vacancy should not be supplied, and the parties or the arbitrators, as the case may be do not supply the vacancy; or (c) where the parties or the arbitrators are required to appoint an umpire and do not appoint him; any party may serve the other parties or the arbitrators, as the case may be, with a written notice to concur in the appointment or appointments or in supplying the vacancy. (2) If the appointment is not made within fifteen clear days after the service of the said notice, the Court may, on the application of the party who gave the notice and after giving the other parties an opportunity of being heard, appoint an arbitrator or arbitrators or umpire, as the case may be, who shall have like power to act in the reference and to make an award as if he or they had been appointed by consent of all parties.

Arbitration Act, 1940 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....not after differences have arisen, concur in the appointment or appointments; or (b) if any appointed arbitrator or umpire neglects or refuses to act, or is incapable of acting, or dies, and the arbitration agreement does not show that it was intended that the vacancy should not be supplied and the parties or the arbitrators, as the case may be, do not supply the vacancy; or (c) where the parties or the arbitrators are required to appoint an umpire and do not appoint him; any party may serve the other parties or the arbitrators, as the case may be, with a written notice to concur in the appointment or appointments or in supplying the vacancy. (2) If the appointment is not made within fifteen clear days after the service of the said notice, the Court may, on the application of the party who gave the notice and after giving the other parties an opportunity of being heard, appoint an arbitrator or arbitrators or umpire, as the case may be, who shall have like power to act in the reference and to make an award as if he or they had been appointed by consent of all parties. SECTION 09: POWER TO PARTY TO APPOINT NEW ARBITRATOR OR IN CERTAIN CASES, A SOLE ARBITRATOR - Where an.....

Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Chapter II

Title: Arbitration Without Intervention of a Court

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....cause being shown allow further time to the defaulting party to appoint an arbitrator or pass such other order as it thinks fit. Explanation.-The fact that an arbitrator or umpire, after a request by either party to enter on and proceed with the reference, does not within one month comply with the request may constitute a neglect or refusal to act within the meaning of Sec. 8 and this section. Section 10 - Provisions as to appointment of three of more arbitrators (1) Where an arbitration agreement provides that a reference shall be to three arbitrators, one to be appointed by each party and the third by the two appointed arbitrators, the agreement shall have effect as if it provided for the appointment of an umpire, and not for the appointment of a third arbitrator, by the two arbitrators appointed by the parties. (2) Where an arbitration agreement provides that a reference shall be to three arbitrators to be appointed otherwise than as mentioned in sub-section (1), the award of the majority shall, unless the arbitration agreement otherwise provides, prevail. (3) Where an arbitration agreement provides for the appointment of more arbitrators than three, the award of.....

Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Chapter V

Title: General

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....if they think fit, make an interim award. (2) All references in this Act to an award shall include references to an interim award made under sub-section (1). Section 28 - Power to court only to enlarge time for making award (1) The Court may, if it thinks fit, whether the time for making the award has expired or not and whether the award has been made or not, enlarge from time to time the time for making the award. (2) Any provision in an arbitration agreement whereby the arbitrators or umpire may, except with the consent of all the parties to the agreement, enlarge the time for making the award, shall be void and of no effect. Section 29 - Interest on awards Where and in so far as an award is for the payment of money the Court may in the decree order interest, from the date of the decree at such rate as the Court deems reasonable, to be paid on the principal sum as adjudged by the award and confirmed by the decree. Section 30 - Grounds for setting aside award An award shall not be set aside except on one or more of the following grounds, namely: (a) that an arbitrator or umpire has misconducted himself or the proceedings; (b) that an award has been made.....

Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Schedule I

Title: First Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....appointments. 3. The arbitrators shall make their award within four months after entering on the reference or after having been called upon to act by notice in writing from any party to the arbitration agreement or within such extended time as the Court may allow. 4. If the arbitrators have allowed their time to expire without making an award or have delivered to any party to the arbitration agreement or to the umpire a notice in writing stating that they cannot agree, the umpire shall forthwith enter on the reference in lieu of the arbitrators. 5. The umpire shall make his award within two months of entering on the reference or within such extended time as the Court may allow. 6. The parties to the reference and all persons claiming under them shall, subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, submit to be examined by the arbitrators or umpire on oath or affirmation in relation to the matters in difference and shall, subject as aforesaid, produce before the arbitrators or umpire all books, deeds, papers, accounts, writings and documents within their possession or power respectively, which may be required or called for, and do all other things.....

Calcutta Survey Act, 1887 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1887

.....Act unless brought within one year from the date of the notification mentioned in the last preceding section. Section 23 State Government may make rules under the Act The 99. Words subs. by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937 and the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950 reepectively. [State Government] may lay down rules not being inconsistent with this Act to provide for the preparation of maps and for the collection and record of any information in respect of any land to be surveyed under this Act, and generally for the proper performance of all things to be done and for the regulation of all proceedings to be taken under this Act. Section 24 How notices may be served Every notice in and by this Act required to be served on any person may be served : (a) by delivering the same to the person to whom it is directed, or, on failure of such service, by posting the same on some conspicuous part of the house in which the said person usually resides or holds his office, or carries on his business, or by delivering the same to an agent or servant of such person, or to a male adult member of his family and by fixing a copy on some conspicuous part of the land.....

Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Section 11

Title: Power to Court to Remove Arbitrators or Unpire in Certain Circumstances

State: Central

Year: 1940

(1) The Court may, on the application of any party to a reference, remove an arbitrator or umpire who fails to use all reasonable dispatch in entering on and proceeding with the reference and making an award. (2) The Court may remove an arbitrator or umpire who has misconducted himself or the proceedings. (3) Where an arbitrator or umpire is removed under this section, he shall not be entitled to receive any remuneration in respect of his services. (4) For the purposes of this section the expression "proceedings with the reference" includes, in a case where reference to the umpire becomes necessary, giving notice of that fact to the parties and to the umpire.

Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Section 38

Title: Disputes as to Arbitrators Remuneration or Costs

State: Central

Year: 1940

(1) If in any case an arbitrator or umpire refuses to deliver his award except on payment of the fees demanded by him, the Court may, on an application in this behalf, order that the arbitrator or umpire shall deliver that award to the applicant on payment into Court by the applicant of the fees demanded, and shall, after such inquiry, if any, as it thinks fit, further order that out of the money so paid into Court there shall be paid to the arbitrator or umpire by way of fees such sum as the Court may consider reasonable and that the balance of the money, if any, shall be refunded to the applicant. (2) An application under sub-section (1) may be made by any party to the reference unless the fees demanded have been fixed by written agreement between him and the arbitrator or umpire, and the arbitrator or umpire shall be entitled to appear and be heard on any such application. (3) The Court may make such orders as it thinks fit respecting the costs of an arbitration where any question arises respecting such costs and the award contains no sufficient provision concerning them.

Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Chapter VII

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....of an arbitration agreement; (d) the forms to be used for the purposes of this Act; (e) generally, all proceedings in Court under this Act; Section 45 - Government to be bound The provisions of this Act shall be binding on the Government. Section 46 - Application of act to statutory arbitrations The provisions of this Act, except sub-section (1) of Sec. 6 and Sections. 7, 12,1[36] and 37, shall apply to every arbitration under any other enactment for the time being in force, as if the arbitration were pursuant to an arbitration agreement and as if that other enactment were an arbitration agreement, except in so far as this Act is inconsistent with that other enactment or with any rules made thereunder. ______________________________ 1. Inserted By Act 25 of 1952, Sec. 3 and Schedule. II Section 47 - Act to apply to all arbitrations Subject to the provisions of Sec. 46, and save in so far as is otherwise provided by any law for the time being in force, the provisions of this Act shall apply to all arbitrations and to all proceedings thereunder: Provided that an arbitration award otherwise obtained may with the consent of all the parties interested.....

Arbitration Act, 1940 [Repealed] Section 12

Title: Power of Court Where Arbitrator is Removed or His Authority Revoked

State: Central

Year: 1940

(1) Where the Court removes an umpire who has not entered on the reference or one or more arbitrators (not being all the arbitrators), the Court may, on the application of any party to the arbitration agreement, appoint persons to fill the vacancies. (2) Where the authority of an arbitrator or arbitrators or an umpire is revoked by leave of the Court, or where the Court removes an umpire who has entered on the reference or a sole arbitrator or all the arbitrators, the Court may, on the application of any party to the arbitration agreement, either- (a) appoint a person to act as sole arbitrator in the place of the person or persons displaces; or (b) order that the arbitration agreement shall cease to have effect with respect to the difference referred. (3) A person appointed under this section as an arbitrator or umpire shall have the like power to act in the reference and to make an award as if he had been appointed in accordance with the arbitration agreement.