Section 23
Appointment of adjudicator by Director of the KLRCA
of Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012
The Director of the KLRCA shall appoint an adjudicator under paragraph 21(b) within five working days upon receipt of a request and shall notify the parties and the adjudicator in writing.
(2)
The adjudicator shall propose and negotiate his terms of appointment including fees chargeable with the parties and shall within ten working days from the date he was notified of his appointment, indicate his acceptance and terms of his appointment.
(3)
If the adjudicator rejects his appointment or fails to indicate his acceptance of the appointment within the period specified in subsection (2)—
(a)
the parties may agree to appoint another adjudicator in the manner provided under paragraph 21(a); or
(b)
the Director of the KLRCA may proceed to appoint another adjudicator in the manner provided under paragraph 21(b).