International Arbitration Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Foreign Awards
46. Enforcement of awards under other provisions of law
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Nothing in this Part shall affect the right of any person to enforce an arbitral award otherwise than as is provided for in this Part.
Notwithstanding section 4 of the Reciprocal Enforcement of
enforcement
“enforcement”, in relation to a foreign award, includes the recognition of the award as binding for any purpose.
Foreign Judgments Act (Chapter 177), where a foreign award is both
foreign award
“foreign award” means an arbitral award made in pursuance of an arbitration agreement in the territory of a Convention country other than Brunei Darussalam;
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enforceable under this Part and registrable as a judgment under that Act, proceedings to enforce the award under this Part may be commenced without any disentitlement to recover any costs of the proceedings, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
award
“award” means a decision of the arbitral tribunal on the substance of the dispute and includes any interim, interlocutory or partial award, but excludes any orders or directions made under section 15;
Terms defined in this Act
award
Defined · s 2“award” means a decision of the arbitral tribunal on the substance of the dispute and includes any interim, interlocutory or partial award, but excludes any orders or directions made under section 15;
enforcement
Defined · s 40“enforcement”, in relation to a foreign award, includes the recognition of the award as binding for any purpose.
foreign award
Defined · s 40“foreign award” means an arbitral award made in pursuance of an arbitration agreement in the territory of a Convention country other than Brunei Darussalam;
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