CHAPTER V
Replacement and
Disqualification of Conciliators and Arbitrators
Article 56
(1) After a Commission or a Tribunal has been constituted
and proceedings have begun, its composition shall remain unchanged; provided, however,
that if a conciliator or an arbitrator should die, become incapacitated, or resign, the
resulting vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of
Chapter III or Section 2 of Chapter IV.
(2) A member of a Commission or Tribunal shall continue to
serve in that capacity notwithstanding that he shall have ceased to be a member of the
Panel.
(3) If a conciliator or arbitrator appointed by a party
shall have resigned without the consent of the Commission or Tribunal of which he was a
member, the Chairman shall appoint a person from the appropriate Panel to fill the
resulting vacancy.
Article 57
A party may propose to a Commission or Tribunal the
disqualification of any of its members on account of any fact indicating a manifest lack
of the qualities required by paragraph (1) of Article 14. A party to arbitration
proceedings may, in addition, propose the disqualification of an arbitrator on the ground
that he was ineligible for appointment to the Tribunal under Section 2 of Chapter IV.
Article 58
The decision on any proposal to disqualify a conciliator or
arbitrator shall be taken by the other members of the Commission or Tribunal as the case
may be, provided that where those members are equally divided, or in the case of a
proposal to disqualify a sole conciliator or arbitrator, or a majority of the conciliators
or arbitrators, the Chairman shall take that decision. If it is decided that the proposal
is well-founded the conciliator or arbitrator to whom the decision relates shall be
replaced in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter III or Section 2 of
Chapter IV.
CHAPTER VI
Cost of Proceedings
Article 59
The charges payable by the parties for the use of the facilities of the