The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
26. Expert appointed
by arbitral tribunal.
1.
Unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal may-
a. appoint one or more
expert to report to it on specific issues to be determined by the arbitral
tribunal, and
b. require a party to
give the expert any relevant information or to produce. or to provide access
to, any relevant documents, goods or other property for his inspection.
1.
2.
Unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, if a party so requests or if the arbitral tribunal
considers it necessary, the expert shall, after delivery of his written or oral
report, participate in an oral hearing where the parties have the opportunity
to put questions to him and to present expert witnesses in order to testify on
the points at issue.
3.
Unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, the expert shall, on the request of a party,
make available to that party for examination all documents, goods or other
property in the possession of the expert with which he was provided in order to
prepare his report.