Arbitration and Conciliation Act Section 62 — Commencement of conciliation proceedings

CHAPTER II

Civil

Summary

Sub-section (1) states that the party who wants to start conciliation must send a written invitation to the other party. This invitation must briefly identify what the dispute is about.

Sub-section (2) states that conciliation proceedings begin only when the other party accepts the invitation in writing.

Sub-section (3) states that if the other party rejects the invitation, no conciliation proceedings will take place.

Sub-section (4) states that if the party who sent the invitation does not receive any reply within thirty days from the date of sending it, or within any other time period that was specified in the invitation, that party may choose to treat the silence as a rejection. If they make this choice, they must inform the other party in writing about this decision.

Official Text

(1) The party initiating conciliation shall send to the other party a written invitation to conciliate under this Part, briefly identifying the subject of the dispute.

(2) Conciliation proceedings, shall commence when the other party accepts in writing the invitation to conciliate.

(3) If the other party rejects the invitation, there will be no conciliation proceedings.

(4) If the party initiating conciliation does not receive a reply within thirty days from the date on which he sends the invitation, or within such other period of time as specified in the invitation, he may elect to treat this as a rejection of the invitation to conciliate and if he so elects, he shall inform in writing the other party accordingly.