REFERENCE TO TRIBUNAL Sample Clauses

REFERENCE TO TRIBUNAL. 1. The establishment and composition of the Tribunal referred to in Article11 of this Annex shall be governed by the following provisions of this Article. 2. For the purposes of establishing an ad hoc tribunal referred to in Article 11 of this Annex, a list of arbitrators consisting of qualified jurists shall be drawn up and maintained by the Secretary-General. To this end, every Member State shall be invited to nominate two persons, and thenames of the persons so nominated shall constitute the list. The term of an arbitrator, including that of any arbitrator nominated to fill a vacancy, shall be five years and may be renewed. 3. Each party to the dispute shall be entitled to appoint from the list an arbltrator to an ad hoc tribunal. The two arbitrators chosen by the parties shall be appointed within 30 days following the date on which the notification was received by the Secretary-General. The two arbitrators shall within 15 days following the date of the last of their own appointments, appoint a third arbitrator from the list who shall be the chairman; as far as practicable the chairman shall not be a national of any of the parties to the dispute. 4. Where the first two arbitrators fail to appoint a chairman within the period prescribed, the Secretary-General shall within 15 days following the expiry of that period appoint a chairman. If any party fails to appoint an arbitrator within the period prescribed for such an appointment, the Secretary-General shall appoint an arbitrator within 15 days following the expiry of such period. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner specified for the initial appointment. 5. Where more than two Member States are parties to a dispute, the parties concerned shall agree among themselves on the two arbitrators to be appointed from the list. In the absence of such appointment within the prescribed period, the Secretary-General shall appoint a sole arbitrator whether from the list or otherwise, for the purpose. 6. An ad hoc tribunal shall decide its own procedure and may, with the consent of the parties to the dispute, invite any party to this Annex to submit its views orally or in writing. 7. The Secretary-General shall provide the ad hoc tribunal with such assistance and facilities as it may require. 8. The expenses of-the ad hoc tribunal shall be defrayed in such manner as determined by the Council. 9. Member States undertake to employ the procedures set out in this Article for the settlement of any dispute specified i...
REFERENCE TO TRIBUNAL. Where under this Act a question is referred to the Registrar and — (a) the Registrar is of the opinion that the reference was made frivolously, vexatiously, or for an improper purpose; (b) the Registrar is of the opinion that a solution acceptable to all of the parties to the reference cannot be attained by means of a hearing, or any further hearing, under section 16(1)(b); (c) a party to the reference, having been duly notified of the hearing of the reference, whether or not he has been served with a summons under section 20(3), fails to attend the hearing; (d) a party to the reference who has entered into an agreement a copy of the particulars of which has been filed under section 21(1) breaches the terms of the agreement; (e) the question has not been resolved within 90 days after the question was referred to the Registrar; or (f) the Registrar is of the opinion that because of the importance or complexity of the question, or for any other reason, the question ought to be determined by the Tribunal, the Registrar shall, by notice in writing in the prescribed form, forthwith refer the matter to the Tribunal for determination.