The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
64. Appointment of
conciliators.
1.
subject
to sub-section (2),-
a. in conciliation
proceedings with one conciliator, the parties may agree on the name of a sole
conciliator;
b. in conciliation
proceedings with two conciliators, each party may appoint one conciliator;
c. in conciliation
proceedings with three conciliators, each party may appoint one conciliator and
the parties may agree on the name of the third conciliator who shall act as the
presiding conciliator.
1.
2.
Parties
may enlist the assistance of a suitable institution or person in connection
with the appointment of conciliators, and in particular,-
a. a party may respect
such an institution or person to recommend the names of suitable individuals to
act as conciliator, or
b. the parties may agree
that the appointment of one or mom conciliators be made directly by such an
institution or person: Provided that in recommending or appointing individuals
to act as conciliator, the institution or person shall have regard to such
considerations as are likely to secure the appointment of an independent and
impartial conciliator and, with respect to a sole or third conciliator, shall
take into account the advisability of appointing a conciliator of a nationality
other than the nationalities of the parties.