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ARBITRATION ORDINANCE (3) When conducting arbitral proceedings or exercising any of the powers conferred on an arbitral tribunal by this Ordinance or by the parties to any of those arbitral proceedings, the arbitral tribunal is required—
 * (a) to be independent;
 * (b) to act fairly and impartially as between the parties, giving them a reasonable opportunity to present their cases and to deal with the cases of their opponents; and
 * (c) to use procedures that are appropriate to the particular case, avoiding unnecessary delay or expense, so as to provide a fair means for resolving the dispute to which the arbitral proceedings relate.

47. Article 19 of UNCITRAL Model Law (Determination of rules of procedure)

(1) Article 19(1) of the UNCITRAL Model Law, the text of which is set out below, has effect— “Article 19. Determination of rules of procedure
 * (1) Subject to the provisions of this Law, the parties are free to agree on the procedure to be followed by the arbitral tribunal in conducting the proceedings.
 * (2) [Not applicable.]”.

(2) If or to the extent that there is no such agreement of the parties, the arbitral tribunal may, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, conduct the arbitration in the manner that it considers appropriate.

(3) When conducting arbitral proceedings, an arbitral tribunal is not bound by the rules of evidence and may receive any evidence that it considers relevant to the arbitral proceedings, but it must give the weight that it considers appropriate to the evidence adduced in the arbitral proceedings.

48. Article 20 of UNCITRAL Model Law (Place of arbitration)

Article 20 of the UNCITRAL Model Law, the text of which is set out below, has effect—