Construction Contracts Act 2013
Selection of panel of adjudicators. |
8.— (1) The Minister shall from time to time select persons to be members of a panel (in this section referred to as the “panel”) to act as adjudicators in relation to payment disputes and shall select one of those persons to chair the panel. | |
(2) Persons selected under subsection (1) shall be members of the panel for a period of 5 years commencing on the date of selection and shall be eligible for reselection at the end of the period of 5 years. | ||
(3) The Minister may, for good and sufficient reason, remove a member of the panel. | ||
(4) A member of the panel may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the Minister. | ||
(5) In selecting persons to be members of the panel, the Minister shall have regard to their experience and expertise in dispute resolution procedures under construction contracts; and a person may not be selected to be a member of the panel unless the person is a person of any of the descriptions specified in subsection (6). | ||
(6) The descriptions of persons referred to in subsection (5) are as follows: | ||
(a) a registered professional as defined in section 2 of the Building Control Act 2007 ; | ||
(b) a chartered member of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland; | ||
(c) a barrister; | ||
(d) a solicitor; | ||
(e) a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; | ||
(f) a person with a qualification equivalent to any of those specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) duly obtained in any other Member State of the European Union. |