Eligibily re arbitrator, chairman or member of arbitration board, oath or affirmation of arbitrator
74(1)Any person is eligible to be appointed an arbitrator, or chairman or member of an arbitration board, in any arbitration proceeding under the provisions of section 55, but no person shall serve who is directly affected by the matter in arbitration or who has been involved in an attempt to negotiate or settle the matter.
74(2)Every arbitrator in any arbitration proceeding under the provisions of section 55, before proceeding to try the matter in arbitration, shall
(a)
take and subscribe the following oath, or
(b)
make and subscribe the following affirmation,
before a person authorized to administer an oath or affirmation, and file the oath or affirmation with the Minister:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am not disqualified under the
Industrial Relations Act from acting as an arbitrator and that I will faithfully, truly and impartially to the best of my knowledge, skill and ability, fulfil and perform the duties which devolve upon me as _____________________________ in the matter of an arbitration between ________________________ and ______________________. (In the case where an oath is taken add “So help me God”)
1971, c.9, s.75; 1983, c.4, s.10