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Section 65 Arbitration Act — Submission of statements to conciliator

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 · Official PDF page 36

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65. Submission of statements to conciliator. —(1) The conciliator, upon his appointment, may request each party to submit to him a brief written statement describing the general nature of the dispute and the points at issue. Each party shall send a copy of such statement to the other party.

(2) The conciliator may request each party to submit to him a further written statement of his position and the facts and grounds in support thereof, supplemented by any documents and other evidence that such party deems appropriate. The party shall send a copy of such statement, documents and other evidence to the other party.

(3) At any stage of the conciliation proceedings, the conciliator may request a party to submit to him such additional information as he deems appropriate.

Explanation.—In this section and all the following sections of this Part, the term "conciliator" a pplies to a sole conciliator, two or three conciliators, as the case may be.

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