Arbitration (Amendment) Rules, 2012

L.N. 245 of 2012

ARBITRATION ACT

(CAP. 387)

Arbitration (Amendment) Rules, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (ii) of sub-

article (1) of article 10 of the Arbitration Act, the Malta Arbitration

Centre, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, Dialogue and

the Family, has made the following rules:-

The title of these rules is the Arbitration (Amendment) Citation.

Rules, 2012 and these Rules shall be read and construed as one with

the Arbitration Rules, hereinafter referred to as "the principal rules". S.L. 387.01

Appendix A of the principal rules shall be amended as Amends

Appendix A to

the principal

rules.

(a)

for paragraph 1.1.1.C of Part I thereof, there shall be

substituted the following

"1.1.1.C If more than two parties are involved in

arbitral proceedings, a flat rate of €11.65 for each

additional party is charged in the case of Motor Claims

Arbitrations, Condominium Arbitrations and Co-Operative

Societies Arbitrations, whether such arbitrations are short

form arbitrations or mandatory arbitrations, and in the case

of the disputes contained in the Fourth Schedule to the

Arbitration Act; and in all other cases, a flat rate equivalent

to 10% of the registry fee stated in paragraph 1.1.1.A is

charged for each additional party.";

(b) for the proviso to paragraph 1.1.3 of Part I thereof,

there shall be substituted the following

"Provided that in the case of Motor Traffic

Disputes where the value of the dispute does not exceed

€6,988.12 and in the case of Paying Agency Disputes, the

filing fee shall be €23.29." ; and

(c)

for paragraph 3 of Part II thereof, there shall be

substituted the following

"3. In the case of mandatory arbitrations, the

arbitrators’ fee shall be €104.82

Provided that in the case of Motor Traffic Disputes

where the value of the dispute does not exceed €1,164.69

and in the case of Paying Agency Disputes, the arbitrators’

fee shall be €58.23

Provided further that the arbitral tribunal may, in

special circumstances, charge supplementary charges.

Arbitrators’ Fees shall be payable provisionally by

claimant on the filing of the Notice.".

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