Miscellaneous
17 Power of judges to act as arbiters.
F11
A Senator of the College of Justice may, if in all the circumstances he thinks fit, accept appointment as arbiter, or as oversman, by or by virtue of an arbitration agreement where the dispute appears to him to be of commercial character:
Provided that he shall not accept such appointment unless the Lord President of the Court of Session has informed him that, having regard to the state of business in that court, he can be made available to do so.
2
The fees payable for the services of a Senator of the College of Justice as arbiter or oversman shall be—
a
payable in the Court of Session ; and
b
of such amount as the F2Scottish Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument prescribe.
3
Any jurisdiction which is exercisable, other than under the M1 Arbitration (Scotland) Act 1894, by the Court of Session in relation to arbiters and oversmen shall in relation to a Senator of the College of Justice appointed as arbiter or oversman be exercisable by the Inner House of that court.
C14
In section 6 of the said Act of 1894 (interpretation), at the end there shall be added the words—
: except that where—
a
any arbiter appointed is; or
b
in terms of the agreement to refer to arbitration an arbiter or oversman to be appointed must be,
a Senator of the College of Justice, “the court” shall mean the Inner House of the Court of Session.
5
An order under subsection (2)(b) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.