{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deep-sea-mining-exploration-licences-regulations-1984/schedule/paragraph-24",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deep-sea-mining-exploration-licences-regulations-1984/schedule/paragraph-24.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1984/1230",
  "legislation_title": "Deep Sea Mining (Exploration Licences) Regulations 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deep-sea-mining-exploration-licences-regulations-1984",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/24",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Arbitration",
  "text": "(1) If at any time any dispute, difference or other question shall arise between the Secretary of State and the Licensee as to any matter arising under or by virtue of this licence or as to their respective rights and liabilities in respect thereof then the question shall, except where it is expressly provided by this licence that it is to be determined, decided, approved or consented to by the Secretary of State, be referred to arbitration as provided in the following paragraph.\n(2) The arbitration referred to in the foregoing paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1950 by a single arbitrator who, in default of agreement on his appointment between the Secretary of State and the Licensee within three months of a request for arbitration by either party, shall be appointed at the request of either party by the Lord Chief Justice of England for the time being.\nProvided that if any such dispute, difference or other question arises solely out of any act or omission taking place in Scotland or in water adjacent thereto or in a designated area or part of a designated area in respect of which an Order in Council has been made pursuant to section 3(2) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 making provision for the determination of questions in accordance with the law in force in Scotland the arbitration referred to in the foregoing paragraph shall be conducted by a single arbiter who, in default of agreement between the Secretary of State and the Licensee on his appointment as aforesaid, shall at the request of either party be appointed by the Lord President of the Court of Session:\nAnd\nprovided further that if any such dispute, difference or question arises solely out of any act or omission taking place in Northern Ireland or in waters adjacent thereto or in a designated area or part of a designated area in respect of which such an Order in Council has been made making provision for the determination of questions in accordance with the law in force in Northern Ireland the arbitration referred to in the foregoing paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration (Northern Ireland) Act 1937 by a single arbitrator who, in default of agreement between the Secretary of State and the Licensee on his appointment as aforesaid shall be appointed on the request of either party by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland for the time being.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1984/1230/schedule/paragraph/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T17:34:03.767078+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}