(1) A party to a dispute may submit the dispute to customary arbitration under this Part.

(2) Except otherwise ordered by a court and subject to any other enactment in force, a person shall not

(a) submit a criminal matter for customary arbitration; or

(b) serve as an arbitrator in a criminal matter.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty penalty units or a term of imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or to both.

(4) A conviction of a person under subsection (3) is not a bar to prosecution for an offence under the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) to which that person is liable in respect of the matter submitted for customary arbitration.