16 Appointment of substitute arbitrator
arbitrator shall be appointed, following the procedures that were
used in the appointment of the arbitrator being replaced.
(2) When an arbitrator's mandate terminates, the court may, on the
application of any party, give directions about the conduct of the
arbitration.
RSA 2000
(3) The court may appoint the substitute arbitrator on a party's
application if
(a) the arbitration agreemen t provides no procedure for
appointing the substitute arbitrator, or
(b) a person with power to ap point the substitute arbitrator has
not done so within the time provided in the agreement or
after a party has given the person 7 days' notice to do so,
whichever is later.
(4) There is no appeal from the court's decision or from its
directions under this section.
(5) This section does not apply if the arbitration agreement
provides that the arbitration is to be conducted only by a named
arbitrator.
1991 cA-43.1 s16