Cap. 378 чл. 17Arbiters.

(1) Each tribunal shall be presided by an arbiter sitting alone:

Provided that more than one arbiter may be appointed to sit in any of the said tribunals, but only one arbiter shall sit in any one case.

(2) Arbiters shall be appointed by the Prime Minister. No person shall be qualified to be appointed arbiter unless such person -

(a) is a citizen of Malta over the age of thirty years; and

(b) holds the warrant and has practised the profession of advocate in Malta for a period of at least five years.

(3) A person shall be disqualified to be appointed arbiter if such person -

(a) is a member of the House of Representatives; or

(b) is a member of a Local Council; or

(c) is a trader; or

(d) has been convicted of any of the offences or found guilty of any of the infringements referred to in article 4(7)(d)(v).

(4) Arbiters shall receive such remuneration as the Prime Minister may by notice in the Gazette determine, and shall not be precluded from the exercise of their respective profession.

(5) Arbiters shall be appointed for a term of three years and shall be eligible to be re-appointed, for a further term or terms of three years each.

(6) In the exercise of his functions under this Act an arbiter shall not be subject to the control or direction of any other person or authority and may not be removed from office except by the Court of Appeal on an application for that purpose by the Prime Minister on the grounds of misbehaviour or inability to perform his functions by reason of infirmity of body or mind.

(7) The remuneration due to arbiters and the expenses in connection with the administration of the tribunals shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund without the necessity of any further appropriation.