Part 2: Arbitration Arbitration awards Section 13: Arbitration awards available
This section sets out the different awards that an arbitrator may make when deciding on the outcome of a dispute on relief from payment that has been referred to them by the landlord or tenant under this Act.
	Subsection (2) provides that in cases where the arbitrator determines that the matter has already been resolved by agreement before the reference was made, the tenancy in question is not a business tenancy, or that there is no protected rent debt (as defined in section 3), then the arbitrator must dismiss the reference.
	Subsection (3) requires the arbitrator to dismiss a reference if they have assessed the viability of the tenant’s business and found that at the time of the assessment the business is not viable and would not be viable even if the tenant was given relief from payment of any kind.
	Subsections (4) and (5) set out what the arbitrator must do in cases where an assessment of viability is made, and the arbitrator determines that the tenant’s business is viable or would become viable if the tenant is provided with relief from payment of any kind. In these instances, the arbitrator must consider whether the tenant should receive any relief from payment of a protected rent debt and if so, what kind of relief. An award must then be made in accordance with section 14.