Arbitration and Conciliation Act Section 76 — Termination of conciliation proceedings

CHAPTER II

Civil

Summary

Conciliation proceedings come to an end in any one of four ways.

Under clause (a), the proceedings end when the parties sign a settlement agreement, and the termination takes effect on the date the agreement is signed.

Under clause (b), the proceedings end when the conciliator, after consulting with the parties, gives a written declaration stating that further efforts at conciliation are no longer justified, and the termination takes effect on the date of that declaration.

Under clause (c), the proceedings end when the parties give a written declaration to the conciliator stating that the proceedings are terminated, and the termination takes effect on the date of that declaration.

Under clause (d), the proceedings end when a single party gives a written declaration to the other party and to the conciliator (if one has been appointed) stating that the proceedings are terminated, and the termination takes effect on the date of that declaration.

Official Text

The conciliation proceedings shall be terminated—

(a) by the signing of the settlement agreement by the parties, on the date of the agreement; or

(b) by a written declaration of the conciliator, after consultation with the parties, to the effect that further efforts at conciliation are no longer justified, on the date of the declaration; or

(c) by a written declaration of the parties addressed to the conciliator to the effect that the conciliation proceedings are terminated, on the date of the declaration; or

(d) by a written declaration of a party to the other party and the conciliator, if appointed, to the effect that the conciliation proceedings are terminated, on the date of the declaration.