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(1). Where any matter is required to be determined Arbitration. by arbitration under this Act, the same shall be determined by an arbitration board comprising one or three arbitrators chosen by the parties or, if they are unable to agree, by the Chief Justice. (2) Each party shall have power to appoint an assessor to sit with the arbitrator, but the arbitrator alone shall have power to decide and make an award Where more than one arbitrator is appointed, a majority of them may decide and make an award. (3) The arbitration, shall take place at such place within Malaysia as the arbitrator shall decide, and shall, subject to this section, be governed by the Arbi- Ac193. tration Act 1952. an arbitrator chosen by parties shall be fixed by them. Offences. [Pr. VII-VIII, S. 25-26] The costs of reference and the award, including the remuneration of the arbitrator, shall be paid by, the parties in such proportion as the arbitrator may decide: Provided that the remuneration and the allowances of an assessor shall be paid by the party appointing him.