14.5.2 A substitute arbitrator, appointed as aforesaid, shall have the power to act in the arbitration and make an award as if he had been appointed in accordance with the terms of the arbitration agreement, and may avail himself of the evidence recorded in the arbitration proceedings before his appointment, and may, if he thinks fit, recall for further examination the person who has given such evidence.

ARTICLE 15: Law to be applied:

15.1 Subject to 15.2,

15.1.1 the parties shall be free to agree upon the law to be applied to the merits of the dispute, and the arbitrator shall in that event apply that law;

15.1.2 in the absence of such agreement, the arbitrator shall apply the law, which he considers as the applicable law, according, where applicable, to the rule of conflict of laws, which he considers applicable.

15.2 15.2.1 Where the law to be applied is not South African law (hereinafter referred to as