3(1)The provisions of the Arbitration Acts, 1889 to 1934, with respect to—
(a)the administration of oaths and the taking of affirmations; and
(b)the correction in awards of mistakes and errors; and
(c)the summoning, attendance and examination of witnesses and the production of documents; and
(d)the costs of the reference and award,
shall, with any necessary modifications, apply in respect of any proceedings in England and Wales before the appeal tribunal, but save as aforesaid the said Acts shall not apply to any proceedings before the appeal tribunal.
(2)The appeal tribunal shall, as respects proceedings in Scotland, have the like powers for securing the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, and with regard to the examination of witnesses on oath and the awarding of expenses, as if the tribunal were an arbiter under a submission.
(3)Sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph shall apply in relation to proceedings in Northern Ireland as it applies in relation to proceedings in England and Wales, with the substitution of references to the Arbitration Act (Northern Ireland) 1937, for the references to the Arbitration Acts, 1889 to 1934.