18. An application for the recusation of an arbitrator may be made only for a cause set out in article 202 of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25.01). The application must be sent in writing to the secretary of the committee, the council of arbitration, and the parties within 10 days after the later of the date of receipt of the notice provided for in section 16 and the day on which the reason for the application becomes known to the party invoking it.
The executive committee shall rule on the application and, as the case may be, the secretary of the committee shall see to the replacement of the recused arbitrator as provided for in section 15.
O.C. 1348-2002, s. 18; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).