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Part 1

Arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement

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88 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 General principles.

s.002 Scope of application of provisions.

s.003 The seat of the arbitration.

s.004 Mandatory and non-mandatory provisions.

s.005 Agreements to be in writing.

s.006 Definition of arbitration agreement.

s.006 Law applicable to arbitration agreement

s.007 Separability of arbitration agreement.

s.008 Whether agreement discharged by death of a party.

s.009 Stay of legal proceedings.

s.010 Reference of interpleader issue to arbitration.

s.011 Retention of security where Admiralty proceedings stayed.

s.012 Power of court to extend time for beginning arbitral proceedings, &c.

s.013 Application of Limitation Acts.

s.014 Commencement of arbitral proceedings.

s.015 The arbitral tribunal.

s.016 Procedure for appointment of arbitrators.

s.017 Power in case of default to appoint sole arbitrator.

s.018 Failure of appointment procedure.

s.019 Court to have regard to agreed qualifications.

s.020 Chairman.

s.021 Umpire.

s.022 Decision-making where no chairman or umpire.

s.023 Revocation of arbitrator’s authority.

s.023 Impartiality: duty of disclosure

s.024 Power of court to remove arbitrator.

s.025 Resignation of arbitrator : entitlement to fees or expenses.

s.026 Death of arbitrator or person appointing him.

s.027 Filling of vacancy, &c.

s.028 Joint and several liability of parties to arbitrators for fees and expenses.

s.029 Immunity of arbitrator.

s.030 Competence of tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction.

s.031 Objection to substantive jurisdiction of tribunal.

s.032 Determination of preliminary point of jurisdiction.

s.033 General duty of the tribunal.

s.034 Procedural and evidential matters.

s.035 Consolidation of proceedings and concurrent hearings.

s.036 Legal or other representation.

s.037 Power to appoint experts, legal advisers or assessors.

s.038 General powers exercisable by the tribunal.

s.039 Power to make provisional awards.

s.039 Power to make award on summary basis

s.040 General duty of parties.

s.041 Powers of tribunal in case of party’s default.

s.041 Emergency arbitrators

s.042 Enforcement of peremptory orders of tribunal or emergency arbitrator.

s.043 Securing the attendance of witnesses.

s.044 Court powers exercisable in support of arbitral proceedings.

s.045 Determination of preliminary point of law.

s.046 Rules applicable to substance of dispute.

s.047 Awards on different issues, &c.

s.048 Remedies.

s.049 Interest.

s.050 Extension of time for making award.

s.051 Settlement.

s.052 Form of award.

s.053 Place where award treated as made.

s.054 Date of award.

s.055 Notification of award.

s.056 Power to withhold award in case of non-payment.

s.057 Correction of award or additional award.

s.058 Effect of award.

s.059 Costs of the arbitration.

s.060 Agreement to pay costs in any event.

s.061 Award of costs.

s.062 Effect of agreement or award about costs.

s.063 The recoverable costs of the arbitration.

s.064 Recoverable fees and expenses of arbitrators.

s.065 Power to limit recoverable costs.

s.066 Enforcement of the award.

s.067 Challenging the award: substantive jurisdiction.

s.068 Challenging the award: serious irregularity.

s.069 Appeal on point of law.

s.070 Challenge or appeal: supplementary provisions.

s.071 Challenge or appeal: effect of order of court.

s.072 Saving for rights of person who takes no part in proceedings.

s.073 Loss of right to object.

s.074 Immunity of arbitral institutions, &c.

s.075 Charge to secure payment of solicitors’ costs.

s.076 Service of notices, &c.

s.077 Powers of court in relation to service of documents.

s.078 Reckoning periods of time.

s.079 Power of court to extend time limits relating to arbitral proceedings.

s.080 Notice and other requirements in connection with legal proceedings.

s.081 Saving for certain matters governed by common law.

s.082 Minor definitions.

s.083 Index of defined expressions: Part I.

s.084 Transitional provisions.

Part 2

Other provisions relating to arbitration

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14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.085 Modification of Part I in relation to domestic arbitration agreement.

s.086 Staying of legal proceedings.

s.087 Effectiveness of agreement to exclude court’s jurisdiction.

s.088 Power to repeal or amend sections 85 to 87.

s.089 Application of unfair terms regulations to consumer arbitration agreements.

s.090 Part applies where consumer is a legal person

s.091 Arbitration agreement unfair where modest amount sought.

s.092 Exclusion of Part I in relation to small claims arbitration in the county court.

s.093 Appointment of judges as arbitrators.

s.094 Application of Part I to statutory arbitrations.

s.095 General adaptation of provisions in relation to statutory arbitrations.

s.096 Specific adaptations of provisions in relation to statutory arbitrations.

s.097 Provisions excluded from applying to statutory arbitrations.

s.098 Power to make further provision by regulations.

Part 3

Recognition and enforcement of certain foreign awards

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6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.099 Continuation of Part II of the Arbitration Act 1950.

s.100 New York Convention awards.

s.101 Recognition and enforcement of awards.

s.102 Evidence to be produced by party seeking recognition or enforcement.

s.103 Refusal of recognition or enforcement.

s.104 Saving for other bases of recognition or enforcement.

Part 4

General provisions

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s.105 Meaning of “the court”: jurisdiction of High Court and county court.

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.106 Crown application.

s.107 Consequential amendments and repeals.

s.108 Extent.

s.109 Commencement.

s.110 Short title.

Schedules

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76 other schedules

s.sch002 In this Schedule “judge-arbitrator” means an eligible High Court judge...

s.sch002 (1) The power of the court under section 64 to...

s.sch002 The leave of the court required by section 66 (enforcement...

s.sch002 The powers of the court to make declarations and orders...

s.sch002 (1) The power of the court under section 77(2) (powers...

s.sch002 (1) The power conferred by section 79 (power of court...

s.sch002 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, references...

s.sch002 (1) The power of the court in section 28(2) to...

s.sch002 (1) Where the arbitral tribunal consists of or includes a...

s.sch002 (1) The power conferred by section 50 (extension of time...

s.sch002 (1) The provisions of paragraph 7 apply in place of...

s.sch002 (1) A judge-arbitrator may refuse to deliver an award except...

s.sch002 Subsections (4) to (6) of section 57 (correction of award...

s.sch002 Where the arbitral tribunal consists of or includes a judge-arbitrator...

s.sch003 In section 496 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (provisions...

s.sch003 In section 36(1) of the Arbitration Act 1950 (effect of...

s.sch003 In section 46(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954...

s.sch003 In section 12(1) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (application...

s.sch003 (1) The Carriage by Air Act 1961 is amended as...

s.sch003 In the Factories Act 1961, for section 171 (application of...

s.sch003 In the Clergy Pensions Measure 1961, section 38(4) (determination of...

s.sch003 (1) The Transport Act 1962 is amended as follows.

s.sch003 In the Corn Rents Act 1963, section 1(5) (schemes for...

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s.sch003 In section 9 of the Lands Tribunal and Compensation Act...

s.sch003 In section 4(1) of the Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act 1896...

s.sch003 (1) Section 60 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act...

s.sch003 In section 7(2) of the Carriage of Goods by Road...

s.sch003 In section 171 of the Factories Act (Northern Ireland) 1965...

s.sch003 In section 1(3) of the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966 (contracts...

s.sch003 In the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966, for section...

s.sch003 In paragraph 10(4) of the Schedule to the Poultry Improvement...

s.sch003 (1) Section 69 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act...

s.sch003 In Article 105(6) of the Health and Personal Social Services...

s.sch003 (1) Section 146 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 is...

s.sch003 (1) The Friendly Societies Act 1974 is amended as follows....

s.sch003 In section 39(1) of the Tithe Act 1936 (proceedings of...

s.sch003 In Schedule 3 to the Industry Act (arbitration of disputes...

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s.sch003 In Schedule 7 to the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act...

s.sch003 In section 130 of the Patents Act 1977 (interpretation), in...

s.sch003 (1) The Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 is amended as...

s.sch003 In Schedule 4 to the Health and Safety at Work...

s.sch003 (1) The County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 is amended...

s.sch003 (1) The Supreme Court Act 1981 is amended as follows....

s.sch003 In section 7(5) of the Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act...

s.sch003 In Article 14 of the Agricultural Marketing (Northern Ireland) Order...

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s.sch003 In section 78 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (procedure...

s.sch003 In section 43 of the Registered Homes Act 1984 (procedure...

s.sch003 In section 47(3) of the Housing Act 1985 (agreement as...

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s.sch003 (1) Article 72 of the Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order...

s.sch003 In section 84(1) of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (provisions...

s.sch003 In the Insolvency Act 1986, after section 349 insert— Arbitration...

s.sch003 In Part II of Schedule 14 to the Building Societies...

s.sch003 In Article 83 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order...

s.sch003 For section 6 of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Act...

s.sch003 In section 8(2) of the Commonwealth Telegraphs Act 1949 (proceedings...

s.sch003 In section 150 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act...

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s.sch003 In Article 2(2) of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989...

s.sch003 In the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, after Article 320...

s.sch003 In section 59 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992...

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s.sch003 In sections 212(5) and 263(6) of the Trade Union and...

s.sch003 In Articles 84(9) and 92(5) of the Industrial Relations (Northern...

s.sch003 In Article 33(3) of the Registered Homes (Northern Ireland) Order...

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s.sch003 In section 3 of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 (proceedings...

s.sch003 (1) The Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 is amended as...

s.sch003 In Part II of Schedule 6 to the Merchant Shipping...

s.sch003 In section 6(2) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (procedure...

s.sch003 In the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, Schedule 2 (procedure of...

s.sch003 In section 67 of the Patents Act 1949 (proceedings as...

s.sch003 In section 7(8) of the National Health Service (Amendment) Act...

1 other provision

s.para.115 sections 9 to 11 (stay of legal proceedings); section 12...

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Arbitration Act 1996

What it defines

Arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement

Other provisions relating to arbitration

Recognition and enforcement of certain foreign awards

General provisions

Schedules