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Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations 2023

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(i) prepare, maintain, and regularly update electronic lists of the names
of arbitrators, conciliators, and experts, and a register of Centre members,
containing their respective addresses and specialties ;
(j)  prepare a register of the decisions issued by the Centre regarding
the recusal and dismissal of arbitrators, conciliators, and experts, and provide
a summary of, and the reasons for such decisions for the purposes of their
publication on the website of theCentres, taking into consideration the
confidentiality of the details of arbitrators, conciliators, experts, and parties
to disputes ;
(k)  manage and periodically update the website of the Centre ;
(l)  submit to the Chairman reports on performed tasks and on the future
plans required for achieving the objectives of the Centre ;
(m)  conduct a periodic review of the arbitration and conciliation rules
and the regulations and the services provided by the Centre in respect of
ADR methods, and conduct benchmarking with the best rules and by-laws
adopted by other local and international arbitration centers and institutions ;
(n)  organise and participate in symposia, lectures, training courses, and
workshops on ADR methods ;
(o)  supervise the processes of coordination and collaboration with local
and international arbitration centres and institutions specialised in areas
that serve the objectives of the Centre ;
(p)  consider the applications for registration on lists of arbitrators,
conciliators, and experts, and applications for membership of the
Centre ; and
(q)  discharge other duties or exercise powers that are assigned to it by
the Chairman through the Centre Coordinator that are required for
performing the functions of the Centre.
Fund of the Centre
12.  The Fund of the Centre shall consist of —
(a)  funds provided by the Authority for the Centre ;
(b) fees charged by the Centre for registration of applications for
arbitration, conciliation, and other ADR methods ;
(c)  fees charged by the Centre for registration on the lists of arbitrators,
conciliators, mediators and experts ;
(d)  fees charged by the Centre for memberships, publications and
trainings undertaken by the Centre ;
(e)  revenues received by the Centre in return for carrying out activities
and providing services ;
(f ) funds and grants accruing from multilateral agencies, bilateral
institutions and related sources dedicated partly or wholly for the furtherance
of ADR in midstream and downstream petroleum operations in Nigeria ;