Section 8: Grounds for challenge

(1) Any person who knows of any circumstances likely to give rise to any justifiable doubts as to his impartiality or independence shall, when approached in connection with an appointment as arbitrator, forthwith disclose such circumstances to the parties.
(2) The duty to disclose imposed under subsection (1) of this section shall continue after a person has been appointed as an arbitrator and subsist throughout the arbitral proceedings unless the arbitrator had previously disclosed the circumstances to the parties.
(3) An arbitrator may be challenged-
(a) if circumstances exist that give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality or independence; or
(b) if he does not possess the qualifications agreed by the parties.