# The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Article 38: Arbitration


(1) Subject to article 43 (saving provisions for Trinity House), any dispute or difference under any provision of this Order, unless otherwise provided for, must be referred to and settled in arbitration in accordance with the rules at Schedule 19 (arbitration rules) to this Order by a single arbitrator to be agreed between the parties, within 14 days of receipt of the notice of arbitration, or if the parties fail to agree within the time period stipulated, to be appointed on the application of either party (after giving notice in writing to the other) by the Secretary of State.
(2) Any matter for which the consent or approval of the Secretary of State or the MMO is required under any provision of this Order is not subject to arbitration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/138/article/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/article-38
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