CHAPTER 16 ARBITRATION ARTICLE 66 RESORTING TO ARBITRATION With the exception of the regulations and regulatory decisions issued by the Authority, and the decisions issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 56 of this Law, the Arbitration Panel which shall be formed in accordance with the provision of Article 68 of this Law shall have the power to determine the disputes arising between the Authority and any Licensed Operator. The Licensee shall have the right to resort to arbitration, provided that it shall notify the Authority of its intention within thirty days of the date on which it become aware of the disputed decision, order or measure. The disputed decision, order or action shall remain in effect unless the Arbitration Panel decides to stay the execution of the decision or to nullify it. ARTICLE 67 ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES Where no particular provision exists in this chapter concerning arbitration, the provisions provided for in Chapter Seven of the Civil and Commercial Procedural Law shall apply and not conflicting with the provisions of this Law. The Appointing Authority may issue a decision with respect to any further procedural rule relating to determining the requests for arbitration, and such decision shall be published in the Official Gazette. ARTICLE 68 FORMATION OF THE ARBITRATION PANEL (a) The Arbitration Panel shall consist of three arbitrators, of whom the Authority and the Licensed Operator shall each appoint one arbitrator within fourteen days from the date on which the Licensed Operator notifies the Authority of its intention to refer the dispute to the Arbitration Panel. The appointed arbitrators shall, within fourteen days from the date on which they are notified of the appointment, appoint the third arbitrator to be the Chairman of the Arbitration Panel. The Chairman of the Arbitration Panel shall be proficient and experienced in the field of the dispute referred to the Arbitration Panel. (b) If the Authority fails to appoint an arbitrator on its part within the period referred to in the preceding paragraph, or if the two appointed arbitrators fail to agree -48Translation dated 12 April 2009 This is an unofficial translation of the Law. It is provided for information purposes only. Reliance may only be placed upon the official Arabic version of the Law published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Any comments on this translation will be gratefully received by the Authority. Please email any comments to: contact@tra.org.bh

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