law: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
  19. Determination of
  
  rules of procedure.
  1.  
  
    The
  
  arbitral tribunal shall not be bound by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of
  
  1908). or the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872).
  2.  
  
    Subject
  
  to this Part, the parties are free to agree on the procedure to be followed by
  
  the arbitral tribunal in conducting its proceedings.
  3.  
  
    Failing
  
  any agreement referred to in sub-section (2), the arbitral tribunal may,
  
  subject to this Part, conduct the proceedings in the manner it considers
  
  appropriate.
  4.  
  
    The
  
  power of the arbitral tribunal under sub- section (3) includes the power to
  
  determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality and weight of' any
  
  evidence.