Hong Kong Ordinances

ARBITRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 15

Time for making award

Provisions as to Awards

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 24(2) and anything to the contrary in
the arbitration agreement, an arbitrator or umpire shall have power to make an
award at any time.

(2) The time, if any, limited for making an award, whether under this
Ordinance or otherwise, may from time to time be enlarged by order of the
Court or a judge thereof, whether that time has expired or not.

(3) The Court may, on the application of any party to a reference, remove an
arbitrator or umpire who fails to use all reasonable dispatch in entering on
and proceeding with the reference and making an award, and an arbitrator or
umpire who is removed by the Court under this subsection shall not be entitled
to receive any remuneration in respect of his services.
For the purposes of this subsection, the expression "proceeding with a
reference" (處理所提交的仲裁) includes, in a case where 2 arbitrators
are unable to agree, giving notice of that fact to the parties and to the
umpire. [cf. 1950 c. 27 s. 13 U.K.]
For the purposes of this subsection, the expression "proceeding with a
reference" (處理所提交的仲裁) includes, in a case where 2 arbitrators
are unable to agree, giving notice of that fact to the parties and to the
umpire.