posal to disqualify a sole
conciliator, or a majority of the conciliators, the Chairman shall take that decision.
(6) Whenever the Chairman has to decide on a proposal to
disqualify a conciliator, he shall take that decision within 30 days after he has received
the proposal.
(7) The proceeding shall be suspended until a decision
has been taken on the proposal.
Article 17
Procedure during a Vacancy on the Commission
(1) The Secretary-General shall forthwith notify the
parties and, if necessary, the Chairman of the disqualification, death, incapacity or
resignation of a conciliator and of the consent, if any, of the Commission to a
resignation.
(2) Upon the notification by the Secretary-General of a
vacancy on the Commission, the proceeding shall be or remain suspended until the vacancy
has been filled.
Article 18
Filling Vacancies on the Commission
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this Article,
a vacancy resulting from the disqualification, death, incapacity or resignation of a
conciliator shall be promptly filled by the same method by which his appointment has been
made.
(2) In addition to filling vacancies relating to
conciliators appointed by him, the Chairman shall:
(a) fill a vacancy caused by the resignation, without
the consent of the Commission, of a conciliator appointed by a party; or
(b) at the request of either party, fill any other
vacancy, if no new appointment is made and accepted within 30 days of the notification of
the vacancy by the Secretary-General.
(3) In filling a vacancy the party or the Chairman, as
the case may be, shall observe the provisions of these Rules with respect to the
appointment of conciliators. Article 14 (2) of these Rules shall apply mutatis mutandis
to the newly appointed conciliator.
Article 19
Resumption of Proceeding after Filling a Vacancy
As soon as a vacancy on the Commission has been filled,
the proceeding shall continue from the point it had reached at the time the vacancy
occurred. The newly appointed conciliator may, however, require that the oral procedure be
recommended, if this had already been started.