2010 No. 196
Arbitration
The Arbitral Appointments Referee (Scotland) Order 2010
Made 13th May 2010
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 14th May 2010
Coming into force 7th June 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
2010 asp 1.

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Arbitral Appointments Referee (Scotland) Order 2010 and comes into force on 7th June 2010.

2 Arbitral appointments referees
Each of the persons listed in the Schedule to this Order is authorised to act as an arbitral appointments referee, for the purposes of the Scottish Arbitration Rules as set out in schedule 1 to the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010.
JIM MATHER Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 13th May 2010

SCHEDULE THOSE AUTHORISED TO ACT AS ARBITRAL APPOINTMENTS REFEREES
Article 2
Agricultural Industries Confederation Limited
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
Institution of Civil Engineers
Law Society of Scotland
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Scottish Agricultural Arbiters and Valuers Association
Registered with Company Number 00316783.
The Scottish Agricultural Arbiters and Valuers Association was established by constitution of March 1925.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, authorises eight persons to act as arbitral appointments referees for the purposes of the Scottish Arbitration Rules set out in schedule 1 to the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010.
Under rule 7 of the Scottish Arbitration Rules an arbitral appointments referee can, on the application of one of the parties, appoint an arbitrator where it is not possible to appoint a tribunal or arbitrator in accordance with the parties’ arbitration agreement, or any other agreement between the parties, or in cases of failure or refusal to make an appointment under rule 6 of the Scottish Arbitration Rules (method of appointment).