S.L. 387.1 Art. 13Notice of arbitration.

(1) The Notice shall be in writing and shall set out the matters listed in article 17(3) of the Act. The Notice may also include the matters listed in subarticle (4) of the same article.

(2) The Notice shall be filed with the Registrar, who shall cause such Notice to be served on the other party unless such Notice is already acknowledged in writing by such other party. An endorsement by the party or his representative on the written Notice shall be sufficient acknowledgment.

(3) The Registrar shall register receipt of any Notice in the register of acts.

(4) The Notice shall be served on the arbitral tribunal by the Registrar as soon as this is appointed.

(5) The Notice may be filed at any time prior to the issue of the award by the arbitral tribunal, provided that if the arbitral tribunal deems it necessary in the circumstances, it may order the claimant to file such Notice within such time as it shall order, failing which the respondent may himself file such Notice.

(6) Late filing of the Notice shall not interrupt prescription retrospectively.

(7) It shall be lawful for the claimant and the respondent to file a Notice jointly. The provisions of this rule together with the requirements of the Act shall apply to such Notice, which Notice shall be signed by both claimant and respondent and shall be deemed to be served and acknowledged upon filing.

(8) The filing fees prescribed in Appendix A to these rules shall be paid on filing of the Notice.

(9) A declaration indicating the name and address of any person, if any, who has been chosen to represent or assist the claimant or the respondent and whether such appointment is made for the purpose of representation or assistance in accordance with article 18 of the Act, shall be communicated in writing to the Registrar as part of the Notice or separately.

(10) Any person appointed by claimant or respondent for the purpose of representation may sign, file and be served with all acts and documents in the arbitration, including the Notice, and these rules shall apply to such representative in lieu of the party.

(11) Any advocate or legal procurator acting for a party in an arbitration shall be deemed to be a representative with full powers of representation unless the Centre is informed otherwise in writing.

(12) It shall not be required to file a Notice in the cases referred to in article 46 (4) and (5) of the Act and in such cases, the Registrar shall proceed with the registration of the award as therein provided.