The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
62. Commencement of
conciliation proceedings.
1.
The
party initiating conciliation shall send to the other party a written
invitation to conciliate under this Part, briefly identifying the subject of
the dispute.
2.
Conciliation
proceedings shall commence when the other party accepts in writing the
invitation to conciliate.
3.
If
the other party rejects the invitation, there will be no conciliation
proceedings.
4.
If
the party initiating conciliation does not receive a reply within thirty days
from the date on which he sends the invitation, or within such other period of
time as specified in the invitation, he may elect to treat this as a rejection
of the invitation to conciliate and if he so elects, he shall inform in writing
the other party accordingly.