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Application of Chapters VI and XII. 0.57 r. 13. General powers of the Court in interpleader proceedings. ib. r. 15. No. 3 of 1901.

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.

536. Chapters VI and XII shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to an interpleader issue; and the Court may finally dispose of the whole matter of the interpleader proceedings, including all costs not otherwise provided for.

537. The Court may, in or for the purposes of any interpleader proceedings, make all such orders as to costs and all other matters as may be just and reasonable.

Interpreta-tion of "sub-mission." [52 & 53 Vict. c. 49 s. 27.] * Effect of submission. [ib. s. 1.] Provisions implied in submission. [ib. s. 2 and (C

CHAPTER XXIV. REFERENCE TO ARBITRATION.

538. In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, 'submission' means a written agreement to submit present or future differences to arbitration, whether an arbitrator is named therein or not.

Reference by Consent out of Court.

539. A submission, unless a contrary intention is expressed therein, shall be irrevocable, except by leave of the Court, and shall have the same effect in all respects as if it had been made an order of Court.

540. A submission, unless a contrary intention is expressed therein, shall be deemed to include the provisions hereinafter set forth, so far as they are applicable to the reference under the submission; that is to say,-

(1) if no other mode of reference is provided, the reference shall be to a single arbitrator;

(2) if the reference is to two arbitrators, the two arbitrators may appoint an umpire at any time within the period during which they have power to make an award;

(3) the arbitrators shall make their award in writing within 3 months after entering on the reference, or after having been called on to act by notice in writing from any party to the submission, or on or before any later day to which the arbitrators, by any writing signed by them, may from time to time enlarge the time for making the award;

(4) if the arbitrators have allowed their time or extended time to expire without making an award, or have delivered to any party

* As amended by No. 2 of 1912.

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