# The ACAS Arbitration Scheme (Great Britain) Order 2004, Paragraph 81

Extent: E+W+S

If a party fails to comply with any aspect of the procedure set out in this Scheme, or any order or direction by the arbitrator, or fails to comply with the general duty in Part XI above, the arbitrator may (in addition to any other power set out in this Scheme):
(i) adjourn any hearing, where it would be unfair on any party to proceed; and/or
(ii) draw such adverse inferences from the act of non-compliance as the circumstances justify.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/753/schedule/paragraph/81 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/acas-arbitration-scheme-great-britain-order-2004/schedule/paragraph-81
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