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International Arbitration Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · International Commercial Arbitration
International Arbitration Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · International Commercial Arbitration
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If the parties to an arbitration agreement, whether made before or after the commencement of this Act, have expressly agreed either —
arbitration agreement
“arbitration agreement” means a written agreement referred to in Article 7 of the Model Law and includes an agreement deemed or constituted under subsection (3) or (4);
that the Model Law or this Part does not apply to the arbitration; or
that the Arbitration Act (Chapter 280) or the repealed
Arbitration Act (Chapter 173) (if applicable) applies to the arbitration, then, both the Model Law and this Part do not apply to that arbitration but the
Arbitration Act (Chapter 280) or the repealed Arbitration Act (Chapter 173)
(if applicable) applies to that arbitration.
For the avoidance of doubt, a provision in an arbitration agreement referring to or adopting any rules of arbitration shall not of itself be sufficient to exclude the application of the Model Law or this Part to the arbitration concerned.
Model Law
“Model Law” means the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 21st June 1985, the text in English of which is set out in Schedule 1;
arbitration agreement
“arbitration agreement” means a written agreement referred to in Article 7 of the Model Law and includes an agreement deemed or constituted under subsection (3) or (4);
Model Law
“Model Law” means the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 21st June 1985, the text in English of which is set out in Schedule 1;