Part I — SCOPE, DEFINITIONS, AND INSTITUTIONAL ROLE
3.1 The Centre administers proceedings conducted under these Rules. The Centre shall not itself decide any dispute but shall exercise the powers conferred on it by these Rules to facilitate the efficient conduct of arbitration and integrated ADR.
3.2 The functions of the Registrar include:
3.2.1 receiving and acknowledging the Request for Arbitration and all subsequent filings; 3.2.2 facilitating the constitution of the Tribunal; 3.2.3 fixing, collecting, and disbursing deposits, fees, and costs under Schedule I; 3.2.4 monitoring compliance with procedural timelines and invoking the Timeline Enforcement Protocol where required; 3.2.5 operating the Certified Mechanism for the Separate Evidence Stage under Article 29; 3.2.6 administering the cost consequence for late production under Article 33; 3.2.7 communicating with the parties and the Tribunal on administrative matters; 3.2.8 taking such other steps as are necessary for the efficient administration of the proceeding.
3.3 The Registrar shall act independently, impartially, and in confidence. No officer of the Secretariat shall act as arbitrator, counsel, witness, or expert in any proceeding administered by the Centre.
3.4 The Centre and its officers shall not be liable to any party for any act or omission in connection with a proceeding administered under these Rules, save for liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
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