In 1923, the Sudan Chambers Committee issued a set of Rules governing Arbitration held under the supervision of the chamber. A proclamation subsequently published in Sudan Government Gazette No. 422 of October 15, 1923 conferred upon the Arbitration power to administer oath to parties and witnesses in connecting with arbitration proceeding held under the said rules. Following the establishment of additional powerful developmental projects and the expansion of markets in the Sudan the need arouse for establishing more chambers in different cities of Sudan.