16(1)When an arbitrator’s mandate terminates, a substitute arbitrator shall be appointed, following the procedure that was used in the appointment of the arbitrator being replaced.
16(2)When an arbitrator’s mandate terminates, the court may, on a party’s application, give directions about the conduct of the arbitration.
16(3)The court may appoint the substitute arbitrator on a party’s application if
(a)
the arbitration agreement provides no procedure for appointing the substitute arbitrator, or
(b)
a person with power to appoint the substitute arbitrator has not done so after a party has given the person seven days’ notice to do so.
16(4)There is no appeal from the court’s decision or from its directions.
16(5)This section does not apply if the arbitration agreement provides that the arbitration is to be conducted only by a named arbitrator.