The Arbitration Law of ROC Article 9

Where an arbitration agreement does not specify arbitrators or the method of their appointment, each party shall appoint an arbitrator, and the appointed arbitrators shall jointly select a third arbitrator to serve as the presiding arbitrator. The arbitral tribunal shall notify the parties in writing of the appointments.If the arbitrators fail to agree on the presiding arbitrator within thirty days, either party may petition the court for appointment.Where a sole arbitrator is stipulated and the parties fail to agree within thirty days after receiving a written request for appointment, either party may petition the court for appointment.Under the circumstances of the preceding two paragraphs, if the parties have agreed that the arbitration shall be administered by an arbitration institution, then the arbitrator shall be appointed by the arbitration institution.Where a party consists of two or more individuals and no agreement is reached regarding the appointment of an arbitrator, the appointment shall be made by a majority vote; In the event of a tie, the appointment shall be made by drawing lots.