1. Summon and enforce the attendance of any person and examine him on oath.
2. Require the discovery and production of any document having a bearing on the dispute.
3. Receive evidence on affidavits.
4. Issue commissions for examination of witnesses.
5. Administer to any party to arbitration such interrogatories as may, in the opinion of the Arbitrator, be necessary.
6. Make the award conditional or in the alternative.
7. Correct any clerical mistakes or error arising by accidental slip or omission.
5. Time Limit for Arbitration: An Arbitrator appointed under clause (b) of sub-section
(1) of section 21 of the Act shall complete the arbitration proceedings and give his award within 4 months. The parties may, however, consent to extending the time for giving the award beyond the said period of 4 months and upon such written consent, the Arbitrator shall give award within the time extended.
6. Power to appoint new Arbitrator: If an Arbitrator appointed under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 21 of the Act neglects or refuses to act or is incapable of acting or dies, the Central Government may appoint another Arbitrator in his place and such other Arbitrator may deal with the evidence recorded by his predecessor as if such evidence has been recorded by him and may proceed with the arbitration proceedings from the stage at which the predecessor left it.
7. Cost of Arbitration and Award: The cost of arbitration and award shall be in the discretion of the Arbitrator who may direct to and by whom and in what manner the award or any part thereof shall be paid and in case an appeal is preferred to the High Court, such cost and the cost of appeal shall be in the discretion of the High Court, who may direct to and by whom and in what manner the cost of appeal or any part thereof shall be paid.
8. Appeal: An appeal shall lie to the High Court against an award of the Arbitrator, where the amount or value of the claim for compensation in dispute exceeds rupees twenty five thousand.