39Amendment of Second Schedule to principal Act
(1)The following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph 5 of the Second Schedule to the principal Act :—
“5The arbiter shall make and sign his award within two months of his appointment or within such longer period as may, either before or after the expiry of the aforesaid, period be agreed to in writing by the parties, or be fixed by the Board.”
(2)The following paragraph shall be added after paragraph fifteen of the Second Schedule to the principal Act :—
“15AIt shall not be lawful to include in the expenses of and incidental to the arbitration and award, or to charge against any of the parties, any sum payable in respect of remuneration or expenses to any person appointed by the arbiter to act as clerk or otherwise to assist him in the arbitration unless such appointment was made after submission of the claim and answers to the arbiter and with either the consent of the parties to the arbitration or the sanction of the sheriff.”