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Administration of Justice Act 1970

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10(1)Section 24(2) of the Act (removal of issue of fraud for trial in the High Court) shall not apply to an agreement under or by virtue of which a judge-arbitrator or judge-umpire has been appointed ; nor shall leave be given by the High Court under that subsection to revoke the authority of a judge-arbitrator or judge-umpire.

(2)Where, on a reference of a dispute to a judge-arbitrator or judge-umpire, it appears to the judge that the dispute involves the question whether a party to the dispute has been guilty of fraud, he may, so far as may be necessary to enable that question to be determined by the High Court, order that the agreement by or by virtue of which he was appointed shall cease to have effect and revoke his authority as arbitrator or umpire.

(3)An order made by a judge-arbitrator or judge-umpire under this paragraph shall have effect as if made by the High Court.

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