Property Values (Arbitrations and Appeals) Act, 1960

Provisions in relation to arbitrations and appeals before the passing of this Act.

6.—(1) This Act, other than this section, shall not have effect in respect of—

(a) any appeal under section 33 of the Act of 1910 in relation to which a referee has been selected under that section before the date of the passing of this Act,

(b) any question in relation to which an official arbitrator has been selected under the Act of 1919 before the date of the passing of this Act, or

(c) any dispute, claim, objection or matter in relation to which an arbitrator has been nominated or appointed under the Act of 1945 before the date of the passing of this Act.

(2) For the purposes of the validity of—

(a) any decision of a referee under section 33 of the Act of 1910 in relation to an appeal referred to him under that section before the date of the passing of this Act,

(b) the reference of the appeal to the referee, and

(c) the selection of the referee for the determination of the appeal,

the referee shall be deemed to have been selected in accordance with the provisions of that section from a panel of referees appointed under Part I of the Act of 1910 and consisting of at least two persons.

(3) For the purposes of the validity of—

(a) any decision or award of an official arbitrator under the Act of 1919 in relation to a question referred to arbitration under that Act before the date of the passing of this Act,

(b) the reference of the question to the official arbitrator, and

(c) the selection of the official arbitrator for the determination of the question,

the official arbitrator shall be deemed to have been selected in accordance with the provisions of that Act from a panel of official arbitrators appointed under that Act and consisting of at least two persons.