Railway matters

Arbitration after referral under section 30(3)
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1
This section applies where a difference is referred under section 30(3) to arbitration.
2
The parties must notify the Secretary of State of the referral without delay after the commencement of the arbitral proceedings.
3
The Secretary of State may, on request or otherwise, direct the arbitrator as to results that are to be achieved by the agreement for which terms are to be determined by the arbitration.
4
A direction under subsection (3) may be made even though the making of the direction affects the outcome of proceedings to which the Secretary of State himself, or a body in which he has an interest, is a party.
5
A request for a direction under subsection (3) may be made by the arbitrator (as well as by a party).
6
For the purpose of determining whether or not the arbitrator has to comply with a direction under subsection (3), the rule is that he must comply with the direction in determining terms of the agreement if the direction—
a
is relevant to the determination of those terms, and
b
is given to him before he has made his award determining those terms.
7
For the purpose of determining what the arbitrator has to do to comply with a direction under subsection (3) with which he has to comply, the rule is that he must carry out his function of determining terms of the agreement so as to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the results concerned are achieved by the agreement.
S. 31 applied (21.4.2015) by The Crossrail (Plumstead Sidings) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/781), art. 1, Sch. 4 para. 1(a)