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Arbitration Act (No. 11 of 1995) - Sect 29

Compensation of arbitrators

29.
(1) The parties shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of reasonable compensation to the arbitrators constituting the arbitral tribunal for their work and disbursements :
(2) The final award shall order the payment of compensation to each of the arbitrators constituting the arbitral tribunal in such sum, and within such period, as may be specified in the award, with legal interest on each such sum calculated with effect from the date of expiration of a period of one month from the date on which the award was delivered.
(3) The arbitral tribunal may order the payment of deposit of security by the parties, for the payment of the compensation of the arbitrators constituting the arbitral tribunal, in such sum and within such period as may be specified in the order. Separate deposits of security may be ordered in respect of each prayer for relief.
(4) Where a party fails to pay his share of the deposit of security ordered by the arbitral tribunal within the period specified in the order for payment of deposit of Security, the other party or parties may pay the whole of the deposit of security ordered.
(5) Where none of the parties pay the deposit of security ordered by the arbitral tribunal, within the period specified in the order for the payment of the deposit of security, the arbitral tribunal may terminate the arbitral proceedings.
(6) The arbitrators constituting the arbitral tribunal may, during the course of arbitral proceedings, draw on such deposit or security, for the purpose of meeting their expenses.


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