Section 38: Powers and Remuneration of Referees and Arbitrators

(1) In all cases of reference to an official or special referee or arbitrator, the official or special referee or arbitrator shall be deemed to be an officer of the Court, and subject to rules of Court shall have such authority, and conduct the reference in such manner, as the Court or a Judge may direct.
(2) The report of an official or special referee on any reference shall, if adopted and not set aside by the Court or a Judge, be equivalent to a finding of the Court or of the Judge.
(3) An award of an arbitrator on any reference, shall, unless remitted pursuant to Section 11 or set aside on the ground mentioned in Section 12 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, be binding on the Court or a Judge and equivalent to its finding.
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(4) The remuneration to be paid to a special referee or arbitrator to whom any matter id referred under an order of the Court or a Judge shall be determined by the Court or a Judge.