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Rh :(c) shall not affect the operation of section 9 or 11 or any other written law relating to the limitation of actions.

Application of Limitation Act

11.—(1) The Limitation Act (Cap. 163) shall apply to arbitration proceedings as it applies to proceedings before any court and a reference in that Act to the commencement of any action shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of arbitration proceedings.

(2) The Court may order that in computing the time prescribed by the Limitation Act for the commencement of proceedings (including arbitration proceedings) in respect of a dispute which was the subject-matter of—
 * (a) an award which the Court orders to be set aside or declares to be of no effect; or
 * (b) the affected part of an award which the Court orders to be set aside in part or declares to be in part of no effect,

the period between the commencement of the arbitration and the date of the order referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) shall be excluded.

(3) Notwithstanding any term in an arbitration agreement to the effect that no cause of action shall accrue in respect of any matter required by the agreement to be referred until an award is made under the agreement, the cause of action shall, for the purpose of the Limitation Act, be deemed to have accrued in respect of any such matter at the time when it would have accrued but for that term in the agreement. PART V ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL Number of arbitrators

12.—(1) The parties are free to determine the number of arbitrators.

(2) Failing such determination, there shall be a single arbitrator.

Appointment of arbitrators

13.—(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, no person shall be precluded by reason of his nationality from acting as an arbitrator.