Arbitration Act 1996

Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c.24 (N.I.))E+W+N.I.

26(1)Section 69 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (decision of disputes) is amended as follows.E+W+N.I.

(2)In subsection (7) (decision of disputes)—

(a)in the opening words, omit the words from “and without prejudice” to “1937”;

(b)at the beginning of paragraph (a) insert “ without prejudice to any powers exercisable by virtue of Part I of the Arbitration Act 1996, ”; and

(c)in paragraph (b) omit “the registrar or” and “registrar or” and for the words from “as might have been granted by the High Court” to the end substitute “ as might be granted by the registrar ”.

(3)For subsection (8) substitute—

(8)The court or registrar to whom any dispute is referred under subsections (2) to (6) may at the request of either party state a case on any question of law arising in the dispute for the opinion of the High Court..