# The ACAS Arbitration Scheme (Great Britain) Order 2004, Paragraph 40

Extent: E+W+S

Subject to paragraph 39, in rendering an agreed award, the arbitrator:
(i) may only record the parties' agreed wording;
(ii) may not approve, vary, transcribe, interpret or ratify a settlement in any way;
(iii) may not record any settlement beyond the scope of the Scheme, the Arbitration Agreement or the reference to the Scheme as initially accepted by ACAS.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/753/schedule/paragraph/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/acas-arbitration-scheme-great-britain-order-2004/schedule/paragraph-40
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