The Scheme for Construction Contracts in Northern Ireland Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Notice of Intention to seek Adjudication

2.—(1) Following the giving of a notice of adjudication and subject to any agreement between the parties to the dispute as to who shall act as adjudicator–

(a) the referring party shall request the person (if any) specified in the contract to act as adjudicator;

(b) if no person is named in the contract or the person named has already indicated that he is unwilling or unable to act, and the contract provides for a specified nominating body to select a person, the referring party shall request that nominating body named in the contract to select a person, the referring party shall request the nominating body named in the contract to select a person to act as adjudicator; or

(c) where neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies, or where the person referred to in paragraph (a) has already indicated that he is unwilling or unable to act and paragraph (b) does not apply, the referring party shall request an adjudicator nominating body to select a person to act as adjudicator.

(2) A person requested to act as adjudicator in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) shall indicate whether or not he is willing to act within 2 days of receiving the request.

(3) In this paragraph, and in paragraphs 5 and 6, an “adjudicator nominating body” shall mean a body (not being an individual and not being a party to the dispute) which holds itself out publicly as a body which will select an adjudicator when requested to do so by a referring party.