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Section 80 Arbitration Act — Role of conciliator in other proceedings

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 · Official PDF page 38

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80. Role of conciliator in other proceedings.—Unless otherwise agreed by the parties,—

(a) the conciliator shall not act as an arbitrator or as a representative or counsel of a party in any arbitral or judicial proceeding in respect of a dispute that is the subject of the conciliation proceedings;

(b) the conciliator shall not be presented by the parties as a witness in any arbitral or judicial proceedings.

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