• PART I—PRELIMINARY
  • 1. Short title and commencement
  • 2. Interpretation
  • 3. Application of this Act
• PART II—ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
  • 4. Defnition and form of arbitration agreement
  • 5. Arbitration agreement not to be discharged by death of party
• PART III—STAY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
  • 6. Stay of legal proceedings
  • 7. Court’s powers on stay of proceedings
  • 8. Reference of interpleader issue to arbitration
• PART IV—COMMENCEMENT OF ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS
  • 9. Commencement of arbitration proceedings
  • 10. Powers of Court to extend time for beginning of arbitration proceedings
  • 11. Application of Limitation Act and Foreign Limitation Periods Act 2012
• PART V—ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
  • 12. Number of arbitrators
  • 13. Appointment of arbitrators
  • 14. Grounds for challenge
  • 15. Challenge procedure
  • 16. Failure or impossibility to act
  • 17. Arbitrator ceasing to hold offce
  • 18. Appointment of substitute arbitrator
  • 19. Decision by panel of arbitrators
  • 20. Liability of arbitrator
• part vi—jurisdiction of arbitration tribunal
  • 21. Separability of arbitration clause and competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction
  • 21A. Appeal on ruling of jurisdiction

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  PART VII—ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS
  • 22. General duties of arbitral tribunal
  • 23. Determination of rules of procedure
  • 24. Statements of claim and defence
  • 25. Hearings and written proceedings
  • 26. Consolidation of proceedings and concurrent hearings
  • 27. Power to appoint experts
  • 28. General powers exercisable by arbitral tribunal
  • 29. Powers of arbitral tribunal in case of party’s default
  • 30. Witnesses may be summoned by subpoena
  • 31. Court’s powers exercisable in support of arbitration proceedings
• PART VIII—AWARD
  • 32. Law applicable to substance of dispute
  • 33. Awards made on different issues
  • 34. Remedies
  • 35. Interest
  • 36. Extension of time for making award
  • 37. Award by consent
  • 38. Form and contents of award
  • 39. Costs of arbitration
  • 40. Fees of arbitrator
  • 41. Power to withhold award in case of non- payment
  • 42. Court may charge property with payment of solicitor’s costs in arbitration
  • 43. Correction or interpretation of award and additional award
  • 44. Effect of award
• PART IX—POWERS OF THE COURT IN RELATION TO AWARD
  • 45. Determination of preliminary point of law
  • 46. Enforcement of award
  • 47. No judicial review of award
  • 48. Court may set aside award
  • 49. Appeal against award
  • 50. Supplementary provisions to challenge appeal
  • 51. Effect of order of Court upon appeal or challenge against award
  • 52. Application for leave of Court, etc.
• PART X—MISCELLANEOUS
  • 53. Notice and other requirements in connection with legal proceedings
  • 54. Powers of Court and Registrar
  • 55. Rules of Court
  • 56. Proceedings to be heard otherwise than in open court
  • 57. Restrictions on reporting of proceedings heard otherwise than in open court
  • 58. Application to references under statutory powers
  • 59. Immunity of arbitral institutions
  • 59A. Authentication of awards and arbitration agreements

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    60. Service of notices
  • 61. Reckoning periods of time
  • 62. Appointment of mediator
  • 63. Power of arbitrator to act as mediator
  • 64. Act to bind Government
  • 65. Transitional provisions

An Act to provide for the conduct of arbitration.