# Administration of Justice Act 1970, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W

Section 8(3) of the Act (power of High Court to order umpire to enter immediately on reference as sole arbitrator) shall not apply to a judge-umpire; but a judge-umpire may, on the application of any party to the reference and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the arbitration agreement, enter on the reference in lieu of the arbitrators and as if he were the sole arbitrator.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1970/31/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1970/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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