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ARBITRATION ACT 2010
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title and commencement.2. Interpretation.3. Application of Act.4. Repeals and effect of repeals.5. Expenses.
PART 2
Arbitration
6. Adoption of Model Law.7. Commencement of arbitral proceedings.8. Construction of Model Law and construction of arbitration
clauses.
9. Functions of High Court.
10. Court powers exercisable in support of arbitral proceedings.11. Determination of court to be final.12. Time limits for setting aside awards on grounds of public
policy.
13. Default number of arbitrators.14. Examination of witnesses.15. Taking evidence in State in aid of foreign arbitration.16. Consolidation of and concurrent arbitrations.
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17. Reference of interpleader to arbitration.
18. Interest.19. Security for costs.20. Specific performance.
21. Recoverability of costs, fees and expenses of tribunal.
22. Restriction on liability of arbitrators, etc.23. Effect of award.24. New York Convention, Geneva Convention and Geneva
Protocol.
25. Non-application of provisions of Act to Washington Conven-
tion, save in certain circumstances.
26. Survival of agreement and authority of arbitral tribunal in
event of death.
27. Provisions in event of bankruptcy.28. Full applicability to State parties.29. Application of Act to arbitrations under other Acts.
30. Exclusion of certain arbitrations.31. Arbitration agreements and small claims, etc.
PART 3
Reference to Arbitration Where Proceedings Pending Before
Court
32. Power of High Court and Circuit Court to adjourn pro-
ceedings to facilitate arbitration.
SCHEDULE 1
TEXT OF UNCITRAL MODEL LAW ON INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
SCHEDULE 2
TEXT OF 1958 CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS
SCHEDULE 3
TEXT OF 1965 CONVENTION ON THE SETTLEMENT OF
INVESTMENT DISPUTES BETWEEN STATES AND
NATIONALS OF OTHER STATES
SCHEDULE 4
TEXT OF 1927 CONVENTION ON THE EXECUTION OF
FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
SCHEDULE 5
TEXT OF 1923 PROTOCOL ON ARBITRATION CLAUSES
SCHEDULE 6
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
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Acts Referred to
Arbitration Act 1954 1954, No. 26
Arbitration Acts 1954 to 1998Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 2000, No. 28Industrial Relations Act 1946 1946, No. 26Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act 1967 1967, No. 3Legal Practitioners (Ireland) Act 1876 39 & 40 Vict., c. 44Merchant Shipping Act 1894 57 & 58 Vict., c. 60Patents Act 1992 1992, No. 1Property Values (Arbitration and Appeals) Act 1960 1960, No. 45Statute of Limitations 1957 1957, No. 6————————
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ARBITRATION ACT 2010
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AN ACT TO FURTHER AND BETTER FACILITATE RESOL-
UTION OF DISPUTES BY ARBITRATION; TO GIVE THEFORCE OF LAW TO THE UNCITRAL MODEL LAW ONINTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION (ASAMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSIONON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW ON 7 JULY 2006) INRESPECT OF BOTH INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONAND OTHER ARBITRATION; TO GIVE THE FORCE OFLAW TO THE PROTOCOL ON ARBITRATION CLAUSESOPENED AT GENEVA ON THE 24TH DAY OFSEPTEMBER 1923, THE CONVENTION ON THEEXECUTION OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS DONEAT GENEVA ON THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1927,THE CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION ANDENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDSDONE AT NEW YORK ON 10 JUNE 1958 AND TO THECONVENTION ON THE SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENTDISPUTES BETWEEN STATES AND NATIONALS OFOTHER STATES OPENED FOR SIGNATURE IN WASH-INGTON ON 18 MARCH 1965; TO REPEAL THE ARBI-TRATION ACTS 1954 TO 1998; AND TO PROVIDE FORRELATED MATTERS.
[8th March , 2010]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
PART 1
Preliminary and General
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Arbitration Act 2010.
(2) This Act shall come into operation 3 months after its passing.
2.—(1) In this Act:
“arbitration ”means —
(a) an international commercial arbitration, or
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Short title and
commencement.
Interpretation.Pt.1 S.2
6[No. 1.] [2010.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(b) an arbitration which is not an international commercial
arbitration;
“arbitration agreement ”shall be construed in accordance with
Option 1 of Article 7;
“award ”includes a partial award;
“consumer ”means a natural person, whether in the State or not,
who is acting for purposes outside the person ’s trade, business or
profession;
“Geneva Convention ”means the Convention on the Execution of
Foreign Arbitral Awards done at Geneva on the 26th day ofSeptember, 1927, the text of which is set out in Schedule 4 ;
“Geneva Protocol ”means the Protocol on Arbitration Clauses
opened at Geneva on the 24th day of September, 1923, the text ofwhich is set out in Schedule 5 ;
“Minister ”means the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform;
“Model Law ”means the UNCITRAL Model Law on International
Commercial Arbitration (as adopted by the United Nations Com-mission on International Trade Law on 21 June 1985, with amend-ments as adopted by that Commission at its thirty-ninth session on 7July 2006), the text of which is set out in Schedule 1 ;
“New York Convention ”means the Convention on the Recognition
and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, done at New York on10 June 1958, the text of which is set out in Schedule 2 ;
“State authority ”means —
(a) a Minister of the Government,
(b) the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland,
(c) the Irish Land Commission,
(d) the Revenue Commissioners,
(e) a body established by or under any enactment, and
financed wholly or partly, whether directly or indirectly,by moneys provided, or loans made or guaranteed, by aMinister of the Government or the issue of shares heldby or on behalf of any Minister of the Government;
“Washington Convention ”means the Convention on the Settlement
of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other Statesopened for signature in Washington on 18 March 1965, the text ofwhich is set out in Schedule 3 .
(2) In this Act —
(a) a word or expression that is used in this Act and that is
also used in the Model Law has, unless the context other-wise requires, the same meaning in this Act as it has inthe Model Law, and
(b) a reference to an Article is a reference to an Article of the
Model Law.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
3.—(1) This Act shall not apply to an arbitration under an arbi-
tration agreement concerning an arbitration which has commencedbefore the operative date but shall apply to an arbitration com-menced on or after the operative date.
(2) In this section, “operative date ”means the date on which this
Act comes into operation pursuant to section 1 .
4.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) , the Arbitration Acts 1954 to
1998 are repealed.
(2) Subject to section 3, the repeal of the Acts referred to in sub-
section (1) shall not prejudice or affect any proceedings, whether or
not pending at the time of the repeal, in respect of any right, privi-lege, obligation or liability and any proceedings taken under thoseActs in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation or liabilityacquired, accrued or incurred under the Acts may be instituted, con-tinued or enforced as if the Acts concerned had not been repealed.
(3) In this section “proceedings ”includes arbitral proceedings and
civil or criminal proceedings.
5.—The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration
of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Ministerfor Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
PART 2
Arbitration
6.—Subject to this Act, the Model Law shall have the force of law
in the State and shall apply to arbitrations under arbitration agree-ments concerning —
(a) international commercial arbitrations, or
(b) arbitrations which are not international commercial arbi-
trations.
7.—(1) For the purposes of this Act and for the purposes of
section 496 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (as amended bysection 29 ) arbitral proceedings shall be deemed to be commenced
on—
(a) the date on which the parties to an arbitration agreement
so provide as being the commencement date for the pur-poses of the commencement of arbitral proceedingsunder the agreement, or
(b) where no provision has been made by the parties as to
commencement of proceedings as referred to in para-
graph (a) , the date on which a written communication
containing a request for the dispute to be referred to arbi-tration is received by the respondent.
7Pt.1
Application of Act.
Repeals and effect
of repeals.
Expenses.
Adoption of Model
Law.
Commencement of
arbitralproceedings.Pt.2 S.7
Construction of
Model Law andconstruction ofarbitration clauses.
8[No. 1.] [2010.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(2) The Statute of Limitations 1957 is amended by substituting
the following section for section 74:
“74.—(1) For the purposes of this Act and for the purposes
of any other limitation enactment, arbitral proceedings shall bedeemed to be commenced on —
(a) the date on which the parties to an arbitration agree-
ment so provide as being the commencement datefor the purposes of the commencement of arbitralproceedings under the agreement, or
(b) where no provision has been made by the parties as
to commencement as referred to in paragraph ( a),
the date on which a written communication contain-ing a request for the dispute to be referred to arbi-tration is received by the respondent.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)( b), unless the parties
otherwise agree, a written communication is deemed to havebeen received if it is served or given to the respondent in oneor more of the following ways:
(a) by delivering it to the respondent personally;
(b) by delivering it to the respondent ’s place of business,
habitual residence or postal address;
(c) where none of the addresses referred to in paragraph
(b) can be found after making reasonable inquiry, by
sending it by pre-paid registered post or by any otherform of recorded delivery service addressed to therespondent at his or her last known place of business,habitual residence or postal address.
(3) Unless the parties otherwise agree, where a written com-
munication under this section has been delivered to a respon-dent in accordance with subsection (2), the communication isdeemed to have been received on the day it was so delivered.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a company registered
under the Companies Acts shall be deemed to be habitually resi-dent at its registered office in the State and every other bodycorporate (wherever it is incorporated) and every unincorpor-ated body (wherever it carries out its activities) shall be deemedto be habitually resident at its principal office or place ofbusiness. ”.
8.—(1) Judicial notice shall be taken of the travaux préparatoires
of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law andits working group relating to the preparation of the Model Law.
(2) The travaux préparatoires referred to in subsection (1) may be
considered when interpreting the meaning of any provision of theModel Law and shall be given such weight as is appropriate in thecircumstances.
(3) Where parties agree that disputes under a contract or agree-
ment or disputes arising out of a contract or agreement shall be sub-mitted to arbitration, this shall include disputes as to the existenceor validity of the contract or agreement.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
9.—(1) The High Court is —
(a) specified for the purposes of Article 6,
(b) the relevant court for the purposes of Article 9, and
(c) the court of competent jurisdiction for the purposes of
Articles 17H, 17I, 17J, 27, 35 and 36.
(2) The functions of the High Court —
(a) under an Article referred to in subsection (1) ,o r
(b) under sections 10 ,23or25,
shall be performed by the President or by such other judge of the
High Court as may be nominated by the President, subject to anyrules of court made in that behalf.
(3) An application may be made in summary manner to the Pres-
ident or to such other judge of the High Court as may be nominatedby the President under subsection (2) .
(4) In this section “President ”means the President of the High
Court.
10.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) , the High Court shall have the
same powers in relation to Articles 9 and 27 as it has in any otheraction or matter before the Court.
(2) When exercising any powers in relation to Articles 9 or 27,
the High Court shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the parties,make any order relating to security for costs of the arbitration ormake any order for discovery of documents.
11.—There shall be no appeal from —
(a) any court determination of a stay application, pursuant to
Article 8(1) of the Model Law or Article II(3) of the NewYork Convention,
(b) any determination by the High Court —
(i) of an application for setting aside an award under
Article 34 of the Model Law, or
(ii) of an application under Chapter VIII of the Model
Law for the recognition and enforcement of anaward made in an international commercialarbitration,
or
(c) any determination by the High Court in relation to an
application to recognise or enforce an arbitral award pur-suant to the Geneva Convention, New York Conventionor Washington Convention.
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Functions of High
Court.
Court powers
exercisable insupport of arbitralproceedings.
Determination of
court to be final.Pt.2
Time limits for
setting aside awardson grounds ofpublic policy.
Default number of
arbitrators.
Examination of
witnesses.
Taking evidence in
State in aid offoreign arbitration.
Consolidation of
and concurrentarbitrations.
Reference of
interpleader toarbitration.
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12.—Notwithstanding Article 34(3), an application to the High
Court to set aside an award on the grounds that the award is inconflict with the public policy of the State shall be made within aperiod of 56 days from the date on which the circumstances givingrise to the application became known or ought reasonably to havebecome known to the party concerned.
13.—Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal
shall consist of one arbitrator only.
14.—Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal
may for the purposes of the arbitral proceedings concerned —
(a) direct that a party to an arbitration agreement or a witness
who gives evidence in proceedings before the arbitral tri-bunal be examined on oath or on affirmation, and
(b) administer oaths or affirmations for the purposes of the
examination.
15.—The reference in Article 27 to an arbitral tribunal includes a
reference to an arbitral tribunal conducting arbitral proceedings in aplace other than the State.
16.—(1) Where the parties to an arbitration agreement so agree —
(a) arbitral proceedings shall be consolidated with other arbi-
tral proceedings, including arbitral proceedings involvinga different party or parties with the agreement of thatparty or parties,
(b) concurrent hearings shall be held,
on such terms as may be agreed between the parties concerned.
(2) The arbitral tribunal shall not order the consolidation of pro-
ceedings or concurrent hearings unless the parties agree to the mak-ing of such an order.
17.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) , where in legal proceedings
relief by way of interpleader is granted by a court and it appears tothe court that the issue between the claimants is one in respect ofwhich there is an arbitration agreement between the claimants, thecourt shall direct that the issue between the claimants be determinedin accordance with the agreement.
(2) A court shall not direct that the issue between the claimants
referred to in subsection (1) be determined in accordance with the
arbitration agreement concerned where the court finds that the arbi-tration agreement is null and void, inoperative or incapable ofbeing performed.
(3) Where subsection (1) applies but the court does not direct that
the issue be determined in accordance with the arbitration agree-ment, any provision that an award is a condition precedent to thebringing of legal proceedings in respect of any matter shall not affectthe determination of that issue by the court.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
18.—(1) The parties to an arbitration agreement may agree on
the arbitral tribunal ’s powers regarding the award of interest.
(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal
may award simple or compound interest from the dates, at the ratesand with the rests that it considers fair and reasonable —
(a) on all or part of any amount awarded by the arbitral tri-
bunal, in respect of any period up to the date of theaward, or
(b) on all or part of any amount claimed in the arbitration and
outstanding at the commencement of the arbitration butpaid before the award was made, in respect of any periodup to the date of payment.
(3) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal
may award simple or compound interest from the date of the award(or any later date) until payment, at the rates and with the rests thatit considers fair and reasonable, on the outstanding amount of anyaward (including any award of interest under subsection (2) and any
award of costs).
(4) References in this section to an amount awarded by the arbi-
tral tribunal include an amount payable in consequence of a declara-tory award by the arbitral tribunal.
(5) This section is without prejudice to any other power of the
arbitral tribunal to award interest.
19.—(1) Without prejudice to the generality of Article 19, the
arbitral tribunal may, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, ordera party to provide security for the costs of the arbitration.
(2) A party shall not be ordered by an arbitral tribunal to provide
security for the costs of the arbitration solely on the ground that theparty is —
(a) an individual who is domiciled, habitually resident, or
carrying on business outside the State, or
(b) a body corporate established under a law of a place other
than the State or whose central management and controlis situated outside the State.
20.—Without prejudice to the generality of the Model Law, an
arbitral tribunal shall, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, havethe power to make an award requiring specific performance of acontract (other than a contract for the sale of land).
21.—(1) The parties to an arbitration agreement may make such
provision as to the costs of the arbitration as they see fit.
(2) An agreement of the parties to arbitrate subject to the rules
of an arbitral institution shall be deemed to be an agreement to abideby the rules of that institution as to the costs of the arbitration.
(3) Where no provision for costs is made as referred to in subsec-
tion (1) or where a consumer is not bound by an agreement as to
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Interest.
Security for costs.
Specific
performance.
Recoverability of
costs, fees andexpenses oftribunal.Pt.2 S.21
Restriction on
liability ofarbitrators, etc.
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costs pursuant to subsection (6) , the arbitral tribunal shall, subject to
subsection (4) , determine by award those costs as it sees fit.
(4) In the case of an arbitration (other than an international com-
mercial arbitration) the arbitral tribunal shall, on the request of anyof the parties to the proceedings made not later than 21 workingdays after the determination by the tribunal in relation to costs, makean order for the taxation of costs of the arbitration by a Taxing Mas-ter of the High Court, or as the case may be, the County Registrar;and the Taxing Master, or as the case may be, the County Registrar,shall in relation to any such taxation, have (with any necessarymodifications) all the functions for the time being conferred on himor her under any enactment or in any rules of court in relation tothe taxation of costs to be paid by one party to another in pro-ceedings before a court.
(5) Where the arbitral tribunal makes a determination under sub-
section (3) , it shall specify —
(a) the grounds on which it acted,
(b) the items of recoverable costs, fees or expenses, as appro-
priate, and the amount referable to each, and
(c) by and to whom they shall be paid.
(6) Without prejudice to the generality of the European Com-
munities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995and 2000, an arbitration agreement —
(a) to which one of the parties to the agreement is a con-
sumer, and
(b) a term of which provides that each party shall bear his or
her own costs,
shall be deemed to be an unfair term for the purposes of those
Regulations.
(7) Section 3 of the Legal Practitioners (Ireland) Act 1876 shall
apply as if an arbitration were a proceeding in the High Court andthe Court may make declarations and orders accordingly.
(8) In this section references to —
“costs ”include costs as between the parties and the fees and
expenses of the arbitral tribunal;
“fees and expenses of the arbitral tribunal ”include the fees and
expenses of any expert appointed by the tribunal.
22.—(1) An arbitrator shall not be liable in any proceedings for
anything done or omitted in the discharge or purported discharge ofhis or her functions.
(2) Subsection (1) shall apply to an employee, agent or advisor of
an arbitrator and to an expert appointed under Article 26, as itapplies to the arbitrator.
(3) An arbitral or other institution or person designated or
requested by the parties to appoint or nominate an arbitrator shall[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
not be liable for anything done or omitted in the discharge or pur-
ported discharge of that function.
(4) An arbitral or other institution or person by whom an arbi-
trator is appointed or nominated shall not be liable for anything doneor omitted by the arbitrator (or his or her employees or agents) inthe discharge or purported discharge of his or her functions asarbitrator.
(5) Subsections (3) and (4)shall apply to an employee or agent of
an arbitral or other institution or person as they apply to that arbitralor other institution or that person mentioned in those subsections.
23.—(1) An award (other than an award within the meaning of
section 25 ) made by an arbitral tribunal under an arbitration agree-
ment shall be enforceable in the State either by action or, by leaveof the High Court, in the same manner as a judgment or order ofthat Court with the same effect and where leave is given, judgmentmay be entered in terms of the award.
(2) An award that is referred to in subsection (1) shall, unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, be treated as binding for all pur-poses on the parties between whom it was made, and may accord-ingly be relied on by any of those parties by way of defence, set-offor otherwise in any legal proceedings in the State.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the
recognition or enforcement of an award under the Geneva Conven-tion, the New York Convention or the Washington Convention.
(4) Articles 35 and 36 shall not apply in respect of an award in
arbitral proceedings which took place in the State.
24.—(1) Subject to this Act —
(a) the New York Convention,
(b) the Geneva Convention, and
(c) the Geneva Protocol,
shall have the force of law in the State.
(2) Subject to this Act, Article II(2) and Article VII(1) of the
New York Convention shall be interpreted in accordance with therecommendation adopted by the United Nations Commission onInternational Trade Law on 7 July 2006 at its thirty-ninth sessionconcerning the interpretation of those Articles.
(3) Subject to this Act, Article II(3) of the New York Convention
shall be construed in accordance with Article 8 of the Model Law.
(4) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order declare that
any state specified in the order is a party to the New York Conven-tion and, while such order is in force, the order shall be evidencethat such state is a party to the Convention.
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Effect of award.
New York
Convention,Geneva Conventionand GenevaProtocol.Pt.2
Non-application of
provisions of Act toWashingtonConvention, save incertaincircumstances.
Survival of
agreement andauthority of arbitraltribunal in event ofdeath.[No. 1.] [2010.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
25.—(1) This Act other than —
(a)sections 11 ,14and 15, and
(b)section 6 , in so far as it gives the force of law to Article
8(1) of the Model Law,
shall not apply to proceedings pursuant to the Washington
Convention.
(2) In this section, “award ”means an award rendered pursuant to
the Washington Convention and includes any decision made —
(a) pursuant to Article 49(2) of that Convention in relation to
any question which the Tribunal referred to in thatArticle had omitted to decide in the award, or in relationto the rectification of any clerical, arithmetical or similarerror in the award,
(b) pursuant to Articles 50, 51 and 52 of that Convention,
interpreting, revising or annulling the award, and
(c) pursuant to Article 61(2) of that Convention in relation
to costs.
(3) Subject to this Act, the Washington Convention shall have the
force of law in the State.
(4) The Minister for Finance may discharge any obligations of the
Government arising under Article 17 of the Washington Conventionand any sums required for this purpose; and any administrativeexpenses incurred by the Minister for Finance as a result of accept-ance by the State of the Washington Convention shall be paid out ofmoneys provided by the Oireachtas.
(5) The pecuniary obligations imposed by an award shall, by leave
of the High Court, be enforceable in the same manner as a judgmentor order of the High Court to the same effect and, where leave is sogiven, judgment may be entered for the amount due or, as the casemay be, the balance outstanding under the award.
(6) Any person who applies to the High Court under subsection
(5)for leave to enforce the pecuniary obligations imposed by an
award shall lodge with his or her application a copy of the awardcertified in accordance with Article 54(2) of the WashingtonConvention.
(7) Where an application is made to the High Court pursuant to
subsection (5) , the High Court shall, in any case where enforcement
of an award has been stayed, whether provisionally or otherwise, inaccordance with Articles 50, 51 or 52 of the Washington Convention,stay enforcement of the pecuniary obligations imposed by the awardand may, in any case where an application has been made in accord-ance with any of those Articles which, if granted, might result in astay on the enforcement of the award, stay enforcement of thepecuniary obligations imposed by the award.
26.—(1) An arbitration agreement shall not be discharged by the
death of any party thereto, either as respects the deceased or anyother party, but shall in such an event be enforceable by or againstthe personal representatives of the deceased.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(2) The authority of an arbitral tribunal shall not be revoked by
the death of any party by whom he or she was appointed.
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect the operation of any enact-
ment or rule of law by virtue of which any right of action is extingu-ished by the death of a person.
27.—(1) Where an arbitration agreement forms part of a contract
to which a bankrupt is a party, the agreement shall, if the assigneeor trustee in bankruptcy does not disclaim the contract, be enforce-able by or against him or her insofar as it relates to any disputearising out of, or in connection with, such a contract.
(2) Where —
(a) a person who has been adjudicated bankrupt had, before
the commencement of the bankruptcy, become a party toan arbitration agreement, and
(b) any matter to which the agreement applies requires to be
determined in connection with or for the purposes of thebankruptcy proceedings, and
(c) the case is one to which subsection (1) does not apply,
then, any other party to the agreement or the assignee or, with the
consent of the committee of inspection, the trustee in bankruptcy,may apply to the court having jurisdiction in the bankruptcy pro-ceedings for an order directing that the matter in question shall be
referred to arbitration in accordance with the agreement and thatcourt may, if it is of the opinion that having regard to all the circum-stances of the case, the matter ought to be determined by arbitration,make an order accordingly.
(3) In this section “assignee ”means the Official Assignee in
Bankruptcy.
28.—This Act shall apply to an arbitration under an arbitration
agreement to which a State authority is a party.
29.—(1) This Act, other than the excluded provisions, shall apply
to every arbitration under any other Act as if the arbitration werepursuant to an arbitration agreement and as if that other Act werean arbitration agreement, except in so far as this Act is inconsistentwith that other Act or with any rules or procedure authorised orrecognised under that other Act.
(2) The enactments specified in column (2) ofSchedule 6 are
amended to the extent specified in that Schedule.
(3) In subsection (3) of section 496 of the Merchant Shipping Act
1894, the reference to legal proceedings shall be construed as includ-ing a reference to arbitration.
(4) In this section, “excluded provisions ”means subsections (2)
and (3),subsection (3) ofsection 8 ,sections 17 ,26,27,30and 31and
Articles 12 and 13.
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Provisions in event
of bankruptcy.
Full applicability to
State parties.
Application of Act
to arbitrationsunder other Acts.Pt.2
Exclusion of certain
arbitrations.
Arbitration
agreements andsmall claims, etc.
Power of High
Court and CircuitCourt to adjournproceedings tofacilitatearbitration.
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30.—(1) This Act shall not apply to —
(a) an arbitration under an arbitration agreement providing
for the reference to, or the settlement by, arbitration ofany question relating to the terms or conditions ofemployment or the remuneration of any employees,including persons employed by or under the State or localauthorities, or
(b) an arbitration under section 70 of the Industrial Relations
Act 1946.
(2) Section 18 shall not apply to an arbitration conducted by a
property arbitrator appointed under section 2 of the Property Values(Arbitration and Appeals) Act 1960.
31.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) , a party to an arbitration agree-
ment who is a consumer shall not be bound (unless he or she other-wise agrees at any time after the dispute has arisen) by an arbitrationagreement where —
(a) the agreement between the parties contains a term which
has not been individually negotiated concerning therequirement to submit to arbitration disputes which mayarise, and
(b) the dispute which has arisen between the parties to the
agreement involves a claim for an amount notexceeding €5,000.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, a reference in this section to a
consumer shall not include an amateur sportsperson who, in his orher capacity as such, is a party to an arbitration agreement that con-tains a term concerning the requirement to submit to arbitration.
PART 3
Reference to Arbitration Where Proceedings Pending Before
Court
32.—(1) Without prejudice to any provision of any other enact-
ment or rule of law, the High Court or the Circuit Court may atany time whether before or during the trial of any civil proceedingsbefore it —
(a) if it thinks it appropriate to do so, and
(b) the parties to the proceedings so consent,
by order adjourn the proceedings to enable the parties to consider
whether any or all of the matters in dispute might be determinedby arbitration.
(2) Where a court makes an order under subsection (1) , the
adjournment shall be for such period as the court thinks fit.
(3) The parties to the proceedings shall, on or before the expiry
of the period referred to in subsection (2) , inform the court hearing
the civil proceedings concerned whether or not agreement has been[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
reached between the parties that any or all of the matters in dispute
should be dealt with by arbitration.
(4) Where such agreement has been reached, the agreement shall
be treated as an arbitration agreement for the purposes of this Act.
(5) The court, in respect of an agreement referred to in subsec-
tion (4) —
(a) where the agreement relates to all of the matters in dis-
pute, shall by order provide for the discontinuance of theproceedings and may make such order as to the costs ofthe proceedings as it thinks fit, or
(b) where the agreement relates to part but not all of the
matters in dispute, may make such order as to the discon-tinuance of the proceedings as it thinks fit.
(6) Where no agreement has been reached the court may make
such order as it thinks fit in relation to the continuance of the pro-ceedings.
(7) This section is in addition to and not in substitution for any
power of a court to adjourn civil proceedings before it.
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SCHEDULE 1
TEXT OF UNCITRAL MODEL LAW ON INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
(As adopted by the United Nations Commission on International
Trade Law on 21 June 1985, with amendments as adopted by thatCommission on 7 July 2006)
CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1. Scope of application
(1) This Law applies to international commercial arbitration, subject
to any agreement in force between this State and any other Stateor States.
(2) The provisions of this Law, except articles 8, 9, 17H, 17I, 17J, 35
and 36, apply only if the place of arbitration is in the territory ofthis State.
(3) An arbitration is international if:
(a) the parties to an arbitration agreement have, at the
time of the conclusion of that agreement, their places ofbusiness in different States; or
(b) one of the following places is situated outside the State
in which the parties have their places of business:
(i) the place of arbitration if determined in, or pursu-
ant to, the arbitration agreement;
(ii) any place where a substantial part of the obli-
gations of the commercial relationship is to be perfor-med or the place with which the subject matter of thedispute is most closely connected; or
(c) the parties have expressly agreed that the subject
matter of the arbitration agreement relates to more thanone country.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3) of this article:
(a) if a party has more than one place of business, the
place of business is that which has the closest relationshipto the arbitration agreement;
(b) if a party does not have a place of business, reference
is to be made to his habitual residence.
(5) This Law shall not affect any other law of this State by virtue of
which certain disputes may not be submitted to arbitration or maybe submitted to arbitration only according to provisions other thanthose of this Law.
Article 2. Definitions and rules of interpretation
For the purposes of this Law:
(a)“arbitration ”means any arbitration whether or not
administered by a permanent arbitral institution;
(b)“arbitral tribunal ”means a sole arbitrator or a panel
of arbitrators;[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(c)“court ”means a body or organ of the judicial system
of a State;
(d) where a provision of this Law, except article 28, leaves
the parties free to determine a certain issue, such freedomincludes the right of the parties to authorize a third party,including an institution, to make that determination;
(e) where a provision of this Law refers to the fact that
the parties have agreed or that they may agree or in anyother way refers to an agreement of the parties, suchagreement includes any arbitration rules referred to inthat agreement;
(f) where a provision of this Law, other than in articles
25(a) and 32(2)( a), refers to a claim, it also applies to a
counter-claim, and where it refers to a defence, it alsoapplies to a defence to such counter-claim.
Article 3. Receipt of written communications
(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties:
(a) any written communication is deemed to have been
received if it is delivered to the addressee personally or ifit is delivered at his place of business, habitual residenceor mailing address; if none of these can be found aftermaking a reasonable inquiry, a written communication isdeemed to have been received if it is sent to theaddressee ’s last-known place of business, habitual resi-
dence or mailing address by registered letter or any othermeans which provides a record of the attempt to deliver it;
(b) the communication is deemed to have been received
on the day it is so delivered.
(2) The provisions of this article do not apply to communications in
court proceedings.
Article 4. Waiver of right to object
A party who knows that any provision of this Law from which the
parties may derogate or any requirement under the arbitration agree-ment has not been complied with and yet proceeds with the arbi-tration without stating his objection to such non-compliance withoutundue delay or, if a time-limit is provided therefor, within suchperiod of time, shall be deemed to have waived his right to object.
Article 5. Extent of court intervention
In matters governed by this Law, no court shall intervene except
where so provided in this Law.
Article 6. Court or other authority for certain functions of arbitration
assistance and supervision
The functions referred to in articles 11(3), 11(4), 13(3), 14, 16(3) and
34(2) shall be performed by ... [Each State enacting this model lawspecifies the court, courts or, where referred to therein, other auth-ority competent to perform these functions.]
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CHAPTER II. ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
Option I
Article 7. Definition and form of arbitration agreement(1)“Arbitration agreement ”is an agreement by the parties to submit
to arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which mayarise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whethercontractual or not. An arbitration agreement may be in the form ofan arbitration clause in a contract or in the form of a separateagreement.
(2) The arbitration agreement shall be in writing.(3) An arbitration agreement is in writing if its content is recorded
in any form, whether or not the arbitration agreement or contracthas been concluded orally, by conduct, or by other means.
(4) The requirement that an arbitration agreement be in writing is
met by an electronic communication if the information containedtherein is accessible so as to be useable for subsequent reference;“electronic communication ”means any communication that the par-
ties make by means of data messages; “data message ”means infor-
mation generated, sent, received or stored by electronic, magnetic,optical or similar means, including, but not limited to, electronic datainterchange (EDI), electronic mail, telegram, telex or telecopy.
(5) Furthermore, an arbitration agreement is in writing if it is con-
tained in an exchange of statements of claim and defence in whichthe existence of an agreement is alleged by one party and not deniedby the other.
(6) The reference in a contract to any document containing an arbi-
tration clause constitutes an arbitration agreement in writing, pro-vided that the reference is such as to make that clause part of thecontract.
Option II
Article 7. Definition of arbitration agreement“Arbitration agreement ”is an agreement by the parties to submit to
arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which mayarise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whethercontractual or not.
Article 8. Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court
(1) A court before which an action is brought in a matter which is
the subject of an arbitration agreement shall, if a party so requestsnot later than when submitting his first statement on the substanceof the dispute, refer the parties to arbitration unless it finds that theagreement is null and void, inoperative or incapable of beingperformed.
(2) Where an action referred to in paragraph (1) of this article has
been brought, arbitral proceedings may nevertheless be commencedor continued, and an award may be made, while the issue is pendingbefore the court.
Article 9. Arbitration agreement and interim measures by court
It is not incompatible with an arbitration agreement for a party to
request, before or during arbitral proceedings, from a court aninterim measure of protection and for a court to grant such measure.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
CHAPTER III. COMPOSITION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
Article 10. Number of arbitrators
(1) The parties are free to determine the number of arbitrators.
(2) Failing such determination, the number of arbitrators shall be
three.
Article 11. Appointment of arbitrators
(1) No person shall be precluded by reason of his nationality from
acting as an arbitrator, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
(2) The parties are free to agree on a procedure of appointing the
arbitrator or arbitrators, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (4)and (5) of this article.
(3) Failing such agreement,
(a) in an arbitration with three arbitrators, each party shall
appoint one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators thusappointed shall appoint the third arbitrator; if a party failsto appoint the arbitrator within thirty days of receipt of arequest to do so from the other party, or if the two arbi-trators fail to agree on the third arbitrator within thirtydays of their appointment, the appointment shall be made,upon request of a party, by the court or other authorityspecified in article 6;
(b) in an arbitration with a sole arbitrator, if the parties
are unable to agree on the arbitrator, he shall beappointed, upon request of a party, by the court or otherauthority specified in article 6.
(4) Where, under an appointment procedure agreed upon by the
parties,
(a) a party fails to act as required under such procedure, or
(b) the parties, or two arbitrators, are unable to reach an
agreement expected of them under such procedure, or
(c) a third party, including an institution, fails to perform
any function entrusted to it under such procedure,
any party may request the court or other authority specified in article
6 to take the necessary measure, unless the agreement on theappointment procedure provides other means for securing theappointment.
(5) A decision on a matter entrusted by paragraph (3) or (4) of this
article to the court or other authority specified in article 6 shall besubject to no appeal. The court or other authority, in appointing anarbitrator, shall have due regard to any qualifications required of thearbitrator by the agreement of the parties and to such considerationsas are likely to secure the appointment of an independent and impar-tial arbitrator and, in the case of a sole or third arbitrator, shall takeinto account as well the advisability of appointing an arbitrator of anationality other than those of the parties.
Article 12. Grounds for challenge
(1) When a person is approached in connection with his possible
appointment as an arbitrator, he shall disclose any circumstances
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likely to give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality or inde-
pendence. An arbitrator, from the time of his appointment andthroughout the arbitral proceedings, shall without delay disclose anysuch circumstances to the parties unless they have already beeninformed of them by him.
(2) An arbitrator may be challenged only if circumstances exist that
give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality or independence,or if he does not possess qualifications agreed to by the parties. Aparty may challenge an arbitrator appointed by him, or in whoseappointment he has participated, only for reasons of which hebecomes aware after the appointment has been made.
Article 13. Challenge procedure
(1) The parties are free to agree on a procedure for challenging an
arbitrator, subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this article.
(2) Failing such agreement, a party who intends to challenge an arbi-
trator shall, within fifteen days after becoming aware of the consti-tution of the arbitral tribunal or after becoming aware of any circum-stance referred to in article 12(2), send a written statement of thereasons for the challenge to the arbitral tribunal. Unless the chal-lenged arbitrator withdraws from his office or the other party agreesto the challenge, the arbitral tribunal shall decide on the challenge.
(3) If a challenge under any procedure agreed upon by the parties
or under the procedure of paragraph (2) of this article is not success-ful, the challenging party may request, within thirty days after havingreceived notice of the decision rejecting the challenge, the court orother authority specified in article 6 to decide on the challenge,which decision shall be subject to no appeal; while such a request ispending, the arbitral tribunal, including the challenged arbitrator,may continue the arbitral proceedings and make an award.
Article 14. Failure or impossibility to act
(1) If an arbitrator becomes de jure orde facto unable to perform
his functions or for other reasons fails to act without undue delay,his mandate terminates if he withdraws from his office or if the par-ties agree on the termination. Otherwise, if a controversy remainsconcerning any of these grounds, any party may request the court orother authority specified in article 6 to decide on the termination ofthe mandate, which decision shall be subject to no appeal.
(2) If, under this article or article 13(2), an arbitrator withdraws from
his office or a party agrees to the termination of the mandate of anarbitrator, this does not imply acceptance of the validity of anyground referred to in this article or article 12(2).
Article 15. Appointment of substitute arbitrator
Where the mandate of an arbitrator terminates under article 13 or
14 or because of his withdrawal from office for any other reason orbecause of the revocation of his mandate by agreement of the partiesor in any other case of termination of his mandate, a substitute arbi-trator shall be appointed according to the rules that were applicableto the appointment of the arbitrator being replaced.
CHAPTER IV. JURISDICTION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNALArticle 16. Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction
(1) The arbitral tribunal may rule on its own jurisdiction, including
any objections with respect to the existence or validity of the arbi-tration agreement. For that purpose, an arbitration clause which[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
forms part of a contract shall be treated as an agreement indepen-
dent of the other terms of the contract. A decision by the arbitraltribunal that the contract is null and void shall not entail ipso jure
the invalidity of the arbitration clause.
(2) A plea that the arbitral tribunal does not have jurisdiction shall
be raised not later than the submission of the statement of defence.A party is not precluded from raising such a plea by the fact that hehas appointed, or participated in the appointment of, an arbitrator.A plea that the arbitral tribunal is exceeding the scope of its auth-ority shall be raised as soon as the matter alleged to be beyond thescope of its authority is raised during the arbitral proceedings. Thearbitral tribunal may, in either case, admit a later plea if it considersthe delay justified.
(3) The arbitral tribunal may rule on a plea referred to in paragraph
(2) of this article either as a preliminary question or in an award onthe merits. If the arbitral tribunal rules as a preliminary question thatit has jurisdiction, any party may request, within thirty days afterhaving received notice of that ruling, the court specified in article 6to decide the matter, which decision shall be subject to no appeal;
while such a request is pending, the arbitral tribunal may continuethe arbitral proceedings and make an award.
CHAPTER IV A. INTERIM MEASURES AND PRELIMI-
NARY ORDERS
Section 1. Interim measuresArticle 17. Power of arbitral tribunal to order interim measures
(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal may,
at the request of a party, grant interim measures.
(2) An interim measure is any temporary measure, whether in the
form of an award or in another form, by which, at any time prior tothe issuance of the award by which the dispute is finally decided, thearbitral tribunal orders a party to:
(a) Maintain or restore the status quo pending determi-
nation of the dispute;
(b) Take action that would prevent, or refrain from taking
action that is likely to cause, current or imminent harm orprejudice to the arbitral process itself;
(c) Provide a means of preserving assets out of which a
subsequent award may be satisfied; or
(d) Preserve evidence that may be relevant and material
to the resolution of the dispute.
Article 17 A. Conditions for granting interim measures
(1) The party requesting an interim measure under article 17(2)( a),
(b) and ( c) shall satisfy the arbitral tribunal that:
(a) Harm not adequately reparable by an award of
damages is likely to result if the measure is not ordered,and such harm substantially outweighs the harm that islikely to result to the party against whom the measure isdirected if the measure is granted; and
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(b) There is a reasonable possibility that the requesting
party will succeed on the merits of the claim. The determi-nation on this possibility shall not affect the discretion ofthe arbitral tribunal in making any subsequent deter-mination.
(2) With regard to a request for an interim measure under article
17(2)( d), the requirements in paragraphs (1)( a) and ( b) of this article
shall apply only to the extent the arbitral tribunal considersappropriate.
Section 2. Preliminary ordersArticle 17 B. Applications for preliminary orders and conditions for
granting preliminary orders
(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a party may, without
notice to any other party, make a request for an interim measuretogether with an application for a preliminary order directing a partynot to frustrate the purpose of the interim measure requested.
(2) The arbitral tribunal may grant a preliminary order provided it
considers that prior disclosure of the request for the interim measureto the party against whom it is directed risks frustrating the purposeof the measure.
(3) The conditions defined under article 17A apply to any prelimi-
nary order, provided that the harm to be assessed under article17A(1)( a), is the harm likely to result from the order being granted
or not.
Article 17 C. Specific regime for preliminary orders
(1) Immediately after the arbitral tribunal has made a determination
in respect of an application for a preliminary order, the arbitral tri-bunal shall give notice to all parties of the request for the interimmeasure, the application for the preliminary order, the preliminaryorder, if any, and all other communications, including by indicatingthe content of any oral communication, between any party and thearbitral tribunal in relation thereto.
(2) At the same time, the arbitral tribunal shall give an opportunity
to any party against whom a preliminary order is directed to presentits case at the earliest practicable time.
(3) The arbitral tribunal shall decide promptly on any objection to
the preliminary order.
(4) A preliminary order shall expire after twenty days from the date
on which it was issued by the arbitral tribunal. However, the arbitraltribunal may issue an interim measure adopting or modifying thepreliminary order, after the party against whom the preliminaryorder is directed has been given notice and an opportunity to presentits case.
(5) A preliminary order shall be binding on the parties but shall not
be subject to enforcement by a court. Such a preliminary order doesnot constitute an award.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
Section 3. Provisions applicable to interim measures and preliminary
orders
Article 17 D. Modification, suspension, termination
The arbitral tribunal may modify, suspend or terminate an interim
measure or a preliminary order it has granted, upon application ofany party or, in exceptional circumstances and upon prior notice tothe parties, on the arbitral tribunal ’s own initiative.
Article 17 E. Provision of security
(1) The arbitral tribunal may require the party requesting an interim
measure to provide appropriate security in connection with themeasure.
(2) The arbitral tribunal shall require the party applying for a pre-
liminary order to provide security in connection with the order unlessthe arbitral tribunal considers it inappropriate or unnecessary to doso.
Article 17 F. Disclosure
(1) The arbitral tribunal may require any party promptly to disclose
any material change in the circumstances on the basis of which themeasure was requested or granted.
(2) The party applying for a preliminary order shall disclose to the
arbitral tribunal all circumstances that are likely to be relevant to thearbitral tribunal ’s determination whether to grant or maintain the
order, and such obligation shall continue until the party againstwhom the order has been requested has had an opportunity topresent its case. Thereafter, paragraph (1) of this article shall apply.
Article 17 G. Costs and damages
The party requesting an interim measure or applying for a prelimi-
nary order shall be liable for any costs and damages caused by the
measure or the order to any party if the arbitral tribunal later deter-mines that, in the circumstances, the measure or the order shouldnot have been granted. The arbitral tribunal may award such costsand damages at any point during the proceedings.
Section 4. Recognition and enforcement of interim measuresArticle 17 H. Recognition and enforcement
(1) An interim measure issued by an arbitral tribunal shall be reco-
gnized as binding and, unless otherwise provided by the arbitral tri-bunal, enforced upon application to the competent court, irrespectiveof the country in which it was issued, subject to the provisions ofarticle 17 I.
(2) The party who is seeking or has obtained recognition or enforce-
ment of an interim measure shall promptly inform the court of anytermination, suspension or modification of that interim measure.
(3) The court of the State where recognition or enforcement is
sought may, if it considers it proper, order the requesting party toprovide appropriate security if the arbitral tribunal has not alreadymade a determination with respect to security or where such adecision is necessary to protect the rights of third parties.
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Article 17 I. Grounds for refusing recognition or enforcement
(1) Recognition or enforcement of an interim measure may be
refused only:
(a) At the request of the party against whom it is invoked
if the court is satisfied that:
(i) Such refusal is warranted on the grounds set forth
in article 36(1)( a)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(ii) The arbitral tribunal ’s decision with respect to the
provision of security in connection with the interimmeasure issued by the arbitral tribunal has not beencomplied with; or
(iii) The interim measure has been terminated or sus-
pended by the arbitral tribunal or, where so empow-ered, by the court of the State in which the arbitrationtakes place or under the law of which that interimmeasure was granted; or
(b) If the court finds that:
(i) The interim measure is incompatible with the
powers conferred upon the court unless the courtdecides to reformulate the interim measure to theextent necessary to adapt it to its own powers andprocedures for the purposes of enforcing that interimmeasure and without modifying its substance; or
(ii) Any of the grounds set forth in article 36(1)( b)(i)
or (ii), apply to the recognition and enforcement ofthe interim measure.
(2) Any determination made by the court on any ground in para-
graph (1) of this article shall be effective only for the purposes ofthe application to recognize and enforce the interim measure. Thecourt where recognition or enforcement is sought shall not, in mak-ing that determination, undertake a review of the substance of theinterim measure.
Section 5. Court-ordered interim measures
Article 17 J. Court-ordered interim measures
A court shall have the same power of issuing an interim measure in
relation to arbitration proceedings, irrespective of whether theirplace is in the territory of this State, as it has in relation to pro-ceedings in courts. The court shall exercise such power in accordancewith its own procedures in consideration of the specific features ofinternational arbitration.
CHAPTER V. CONDUCT OF ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGSArticle 18. Equal treatment of parties
The parties shall be treated with equality and each party shall be
given a full opportunity of presenting his case.
Article 19. Determination of rules of procedure
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Law, the parties are free to agree
on the procedure to be followed by the arbitral tribunal in con-ducting the proceedings.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(2) Failing such agreement, the arbitral tribunal may, subject to the
provisions of this Law, conduct the arbitration in such manner as itconsiders appropriate. The power conferred upon the arbitral tri-bunal includes the power to determine the admissibility, relevance,materiality and weight of any evidence.
Article 20. Place of arbitration
(1) The parties are free to agree on the place of arbitration. Failing
such agreement, the place of arbitration shall be determined by thearbitral tribunal having regard to the circumstances of the case,including the convenience of the parties.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this article,
the arbitral tribunal may, unless otherwise agreed by the parties,meet at any place it considers appropriate for consultation among itsmembers, for hearing witnesses, experts or the parties, or for inspec-tion of goods, other property or documents.
Article 21. Commencement of arbitral proceedings
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral proceedings in
respect of a particular dispute commence on the date on which arequest for that dispute to be referred to arbitration is received bythe respondent.
Article 22. Language
(1) The parties are free to agree on the language or languages to be
used in the arbitral proceedings. Failing such agreement, the arbitraltribunal shall determine the language or languages to be used in theproceedings. This agreement or determination, unless otherwisespecified therein, shall apply to any written statement by a party,any hearing and any award, decision or other communication by thearbitral tribunal.
(2) The arbitral tribunal may order that any documentary evidence
shall be accompanied by a translation into the language or languagesagreed upon by the parties or determined by the arbitral tribunal.
Article 23. Statements of claim and defence
(1) Within the period of time agreed by the parties or determined
by the arbitral tribunal, the claimant shall state the facts supportinghis claim, the points at issue and the relief or remedy sought, andthe respondent shall state his defence in respect of these particulars,unless the parties have otherwise agreed as to the required elementsof such statements. The parties may submit with their statements alldocuments they consider to be relevant or may add a reference tothe documents or other evidence they will submit.
(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, either party may amend
or supplement his claim or defence during the course of the arbitralproceedings, unless the arbitral tribunal considers it inappropriate toallow such amendment having regard to the delay in making it.
Article 24. Hearings and written proceedings
(1) Subject to any contrary agreement by the parties, the arbitral
tribunal shall decide whether to hold oral hearings for the presen-tation of evidence or for oral argument, or whether the proceedingsshall be conducted on the basis of documents and other materials.However, unless the parties have agreed that no hearings shall beheld, the arbitral tribunal shall hold such hearings at an appropriatestage of the proceedings, if so requested by a party.
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(2) The parties shall be given sufficient advance notice of any hearing
and of any meeting of the arbitral tribunal for the purposes of inspec-tion of goods, other property or documents.
(3) All statements, documents or other information supplied to the
arbitral tribunal by one party shall be communicated to the otherparty. Also any expert report or evidentiary document on which thearbitral tribunal may rely in making its decision shall be communi-cated to the parties.
Article 25. Default of a party
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, if, without showing
sufficient cause,
(a) the claimant fails to communicate his statement of
claim in accordance with article 23(1), the arbitral tribunalshall terminate the proceedings;
(b) the respondent fails to communicate his statement of
defence in accordance with article 23(1), the arbitral tri-bunal shall continue the proceedings without treating suchfailure in itself as an admission of the claimant ’s
allegations;
(c) any party fails to appear at a hearing or to produce
documentary evidence, the arbitral tribunal may continuethe proceedings and make the award on the evidencebefore it.
Article 26. Expert appointed by arbitral tribunal
(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal
(a) may appoint one or more experts to report to it on
specific issues to be determined by the arbitral tribunal;
(b) may require a party to give the expert any relevant
information or to produce, or to provide access to, anyrelevant documents, goods or other property for hisinspection.
(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, if a party so requests or
if the arbitral tribunal considers it necessary, the expert shall, afterdelivery of his written or oral report, participate in a hearing wherethe parties have the opportunity to put questions to him and topresent expert witnesses in order to testify on the points at issue.
Article 27. Court assistance in taking evidence
The arbitral tribunal or a party with the approval of the arbitral
tribunal may request from a competent court of this State assistancein taking evidence. The court may execute the request within its com-petence and according to its rules on taking evidence.
CHAPTER VI. MAKING OF AWARD AND TERMINATION
OF PROCEEDINGS
Article 28. Rules applicable to substance of dispute
(1) The arbitral tribunal shall decide the dispute in accordance with
such rules of law as are chosen by the parties as applicable to thesubstance of the dispute. Any designation of the law or legal systemof a given State shall be construed, unless otherwise expressed, asdirectly referring to the substantive law of that State and not to itsconflict of laws rules.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(2) Failing any designation by the parties, the arbitral tribunal shall
apply the law determined by the conflict of laws rules which it con-siders applicable.
(3) The arbitral tribunal shall decide ex aequo et bono or as amiable
compositeur only if the parties have expressly authorized it to do so.
(4) In all cases, the arbitral tribunal shall decide in accordance with
the terms of the contract and shall take into account the usages ofthe trade applicable to the transaction.
Article 29. Decision-making by panel of arbitrators
In arbitral proceedings with more than one arbitrator, any decision
of the arbitral tribunal shall be made, unless otherwise agreed bythe parties, by a majority of all its members. However, questions ofprocedure may be decided by a presiding arbitrator, if so authorizedby the parties or all members of the arbitral tribunal.
Article 30. Settlement
(1) If, during arbitral proceedings, the parties settle the dispute, the
arbitral tribunal shall terminate the proceedings and, if requested bythe parties and not objected to by the arbitral tribunal, record thesettlement in the form of an arbitral award on agreed terms.
(2) An award on agreed terms shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of article 31 and shall state that it is an award. Such anaward has the same status and effect as any other award on the mer-its of the case.
Article 31. Form and contents of award
(1) The award shall be made in writing and shall be signed by the
arbitrator or arbitrators. In arbitral proceedings with more than onearbitrator, the signatures of the majority of all members of the arbi-tral tribunal shall suffice, provided that the reason for any omittedsignature is stated.
(2) The award shall state the reasons upon which it is based, unless
the parties have agreed that no reasons are to be given or the awardis an award on agreed terms under article 30.
(3) The award shall state its date and the place of arbitration as
determined in accordance with article 20(1). The award shall bedeemed to have been made at that place.
(4) After the award is made, a copy signed by the arbitrators in
accordance with paragraph (1) of this article shall be delivered toeach party.
Article 32. Termination of proceedings
(1) The arbitral proceedings are terminated by the final award or by
an order of the arbitral tribunal in accordance with paragraph (2) ofthis article.
(2) The arbitral tribunal shall issue an order for the termination of
the arbitral proceedings when:
(a) the claimant withdraws his claim, unless the respon-
dent objects thereto and the arbitral tribunal recognizes alegitimate interest on his part in obtaining a final settle-ment of the dispute;
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(b) the parties agree on the termination of the pro-
ceedings;
(c) the arbitral tribunal finds that the continuation of the
proceedings has for any other reason become unnecessaryor impossible.
(3) The mandate of the arbitral tribunal terminates with the termin-
ation of the arbitral proceedings, subject to the provisions of articles33 and 34(4).
Article 33. Correction and interpretation of award; additional award
(1) Within thirty days of receipt of the award, unless another period
of time has been agreed upon by the parties:
(a) a party, with notice to the other party, may request
the arbitral tribunal to correct in the award any errors incomputation, any clerical or typographical errors or anyerrors of similar nature;
(b) if so agreed by the parties, a party, with notice to the
other party, may request the arbitral tribunal to give aninterpretation of a specific point or part of the award.
If the arbitral tribunal considers the request to be justified, it shall
make the correction or give the interpretation within thirty days ofreceipt of the request. The interpretation shall form part of theaward.
(2) The arbitral tribunal may correct any error of the type referred
to in paragraph (1)( a) of this article on its own initiative within thirty
days of the date of the award.
(3) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a party, with notice to
the other party, may request, within thirty days of receipt of theaward, the arbitral tribunal to make an additional award as to claimspresented in the arbitral proceedings but omitted from the award. Ifthe arbitral tribunal considers the request to be justified, it shallmake the additional award within sixty days.
(4) The arbitral tribunal may extend, if necessary, the period of time
within which it shall make a correction, interpretation or anadditional award under paragraph (1) or (3) of this article.
(5) The provisions of article 31 shall apply to a correction or interpre-
tation of the award or to an additional award.
CHAPTER VII. RECOURSE AGAINST AWARDArticle 34. Application for setting aside as exclusive recourse against
arbitral award
(1) Recourse to a court against an arbitral award may be made only
by an application for setting aside in accordance with paragraphs (2)and (3) of this article.
(2) An arbitral award may be set aside by the court specified in
article 6 only if:
(a) the party making the application furnishes proof that:
(i) a party to the arbitration agreement referred to
in article 7 was under some incapacity; or the said[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
agreement is not valid under the law to which the par-
ties have subjected it or, failing any indicationthereon, under the law of this State; or
(ii) the party making the application was not given
proper notice of the appointment of an arbitrator orof the arbitral proceedings or was otherwise unable topresent his case; or
(iii) the award deals with a dispute not contemplated
by or not falling within the terms of the submission toarbitration, or contains decisions on matters beyondthe scope of the submission to arbitration, providedthat, if the decisions on matters submitted to arbi-
tration can be separated from those not so submitted,only that part of the award which contains decisionson matters not submitted to arbitration may be setaside; or
(iv) the composition of the arbitral tribunal or the
arbitral procedure was not in accordance with theagreement of the parties, unless such agreement wasin conflict with a provision of this Law from which theparties cannot derogate, or, failing such agreement,was not in accordance with this Law; or
(b) the court finds that:
(i) the subject-matter of the dispute is not capable of
settlement by arbitration under the law of this State;or
(ii) the award is in conflict with the public policy of
this State.
(3) An application for setting aside may not be made after three
months have elapsed from the date on which the party making thatapplication had received the award or, if a request had been madeunder article 33, from the date on which that request had been dis-posed of by the arbitral tribunal.
(4) The court, when asked to set aside an award, may, where appro-
priate and so requested by a party, suspend the setting aside pro-ceedings for a period of time determined by it in order to give thearbitral tribunal an opportunity to resume the arbitral proceedingsor to take such other action as in the arbitral tribunal ’s opinion will
eliminate the grounds for setting aside.
CHAPTER VIII. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF
AWARDS
Article 35. Recognition and enforcement
(1) An arbitral award, irrespective of the country in which it was
made, shall be recognized as binding and, upon application in writingto the competent court, shall be enforced subject to the provisionsof this article and of article 36.
(2) The party relying on an award or applying for its enforcement
shall supply the original award or a copy thereof. If the award is notmade in an official language of this State, the court may request theparty to supply a translation thereof into such language.
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Article 36. Grounds for refusing recognition or enforcement
(1) Recognition or enforcement of an arbitral award, irrespective of
the country in which it was made, may be refused only:
(a) at the request of the party against whom it is invoked,
if that party furnishes to the competent court where recog-nition or enforcement is sought proof that:
(i) a party to the arbitration agreement referred to
in article 7 was under some incapacity; or the saidagreement is not valid under the law to which the par-ties have subjected it or, failing any indicationthereon, under the law of the country where theaward was made; or
(ii) the party against whom the award is invoked was
not given proper notice of the appointment of an arbi-trator or of the arbitral proceedings or was otherwiseunable to present his case; or
(iii) the award deals with a dispute not contemplated
by or not falling within the terms of the submission toarbitration, or it contains decisions on matters beyondthe scope of the submission to arbitration, providedthat, if the decisions on matters submitted to arbi-tration can be separated from those not so submitted,that part of the award which contains decisions onmatters submitted to arbitration may be recognizedand enforced; or
(iv) the composition of the arbitral tribunal or the
arbitral procedure was not in accordance with theagreement of the parties or, failing such agreement,was not in accordance with the law of the countrywhere the arbitration took place; or
(v) the award has not yet become binding on the par-
ties or has been set aside or suspended by a court ofthe country in which, or under the law of which, thataward was made; or
(b) if the court finds that:
(i) the subject-matter of the dispute is not capable of
settlement by arbitration under the law of this State;or
(ii) the recognition or enforcement of the award
would be contrary to the public policy of this State.
(2) If an application for setting aside or suspension of an award has
been made to a court referred to in paragraph (1)( a)(v) of this
article, the court where recognition or enforcement is sought may, ifit considers it proper, adjourn its decision and may also, on the appli-cation of the party claiming recognition or enforcement of the award,order the other party to provide appropriate security.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
SCHEDULE 2
TEXT OF 1958 CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS
Article I
1. This Convention shall apply to the recognition and enforcement
of arbitral awards made in the territory of a State other than theState where the recognition and enforcement of such awards aresought, and arising out of differences between persons, whetherphysical or legal. It shall also apply to arbitral awards not consideredas domestic awards in the State where their recognition and enforce-ment are sought.
2. The term “arbitral awards ”shall include not only awards made by
arbitrators appointed for each case but also those made by perma-nent arbitral bodies to which the parties have submitted.
3. When signing, ratifying or acceding to this Convention, or notify-
ing extension under article X hereof, any State may on the basis ofreciprocity declare that it will apply the Convention to the recognit-ion and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of anotherContracting State. It may also declare that it will apply the Conven-tion only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whethercontractual or not, which are considered as commercial under thenational law of the State making such declaration.
Article II
1. Each Contracting State shall recognise an agreement in writing
under which the parties undertake to submit to arbitration all or anydifferences which have arisen or which may arise between them inrespect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not,concerning a subject matter capable of settlement by arbitration.
2. The term “agreement in writing ”shall include an arbitral clause
in a contract or an arbitration agreement, signed by the parties orcontained in an exchange of letters or telegrams.
3. The court of a Contracting State, when seized of an action in a
matter in respect of which the parties have made an agreementwithin the meaning of this article, shall, at the request of one of theparties, refer the parties to arbitration, unless it finds that the saidagreement is null and void, inoperative or incapable of beingperformed.
Article III
Each Contracting State shall recognise arbitral awards as binding and
enforce them in accordance with the rules of procedure of the terri-tory where the award is relied upon, under the conditions laid downin the following articles. There shall not be imposed substantiallymore onerous conditions or higher fees or charges on the recognitionor enforcement of arbitral awards to which this Convention appliesthan are imposed on the recognition or enforcement of domesticarbitral awards.
Article IV
1. To obtain the recognition and enforcement mentioned in the pre-
ceding article, the party applying for recognition and enforcementshall, at the time of the application, supply:
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(a) The duly authenticated original award or a duly certi-
fied copy thereof;
(b) The original agreement referred to in article II or a
duly certified copy thereof.
2. If the said award or agreement is not made in an official language
of the country in which the award is relied upon, the party applyingfor recognition and enforcement of the award shall produce a trans-lation of these documents into such language. The translation shallbe certified by an official or sworn translator or by a diplomatic orconsular agent.
Article V
1. Recognition and enforcement of the award may be refused, at the
request of the party against whom it is invoked, only if that partyfurnishes to the competent authority where the recognition andenforcement is sought, proof that:
(a) The parties to the agreement referred to in article II
were, under the law applicable to them, under some inca-pacity, or the said agreement is not valid under the law towhich the parties have subjected it or, failing any indica-tion thereon, under the law of the country where theaward was made; or
(b) The party against whom the award is invoked was not
given proper notice of the appointment of the arbitratoror of the arbitration proceedings or was otherwise unableto present his case; or
(c) The award deals with a difference not contemplated by
or not falling within the terms of the submission to arbi-tration, or it contains decisions on matters beyond thescope of the submission to arbitration, provided that, ifthe decisions on matters submitted to arbitration can beseparated from those not so submitted, that part of theaward which contains decisions on matters submitted toarbitration may be recognised and enforced; or
(d) The composition of the arbitral authority or the arbi-
tral procedure was not in accordance with the agreementof the parties, or, failing such agreement, was not inaccordance with the law of the country where the arbi-tration took place; or
(e) The award has not yet become binding on the parties,
or has been set aside or suspended by a competent auth-ority of the country in which, or under the law of which,that award was made.
2. Recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award may also be
refused if the competent authority in the country where recognitionand enforcement is sought finds that:
(a) The subject matter of the difference is not capable of
settlement by arbitration under the law of that country; or
(b) The recognition or enforcement of the award would
be contrary to the public policy of that country.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
Article VI
If an application for the setting aside or suspension of the award has
been made to a competent authority referred to in article V(1)( e),
the authority before which the award is sought to be relied uponmay, if it considers it proper, adjourn the decision on the enforce-ment of the award and may also, on the application of the partyclaiming enforcement of the award, order the other party to givesuitable security.
Article VII
1. The provisions of the present Convention shall not affect the val-
idity of multilateral or bilateral agreements concerning the recognit-ion and enforcement of arbitral awards entered into by the Con-tracting States nor deprive any interested party of any right he mayhave to avail himself of an arbitral award in the manner and to theextent allowed by the law or the treaties of the country where suchaward is sought to be relied upon.
2. The Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses of 1923 and the
Geneva Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awardsof 1927 shall cease to have effect between Contracting States on theirbecoming bound and to the extent that they become bound, by thisConvention.
Article VIII
1. This Convention shall be open until 31 December 1958 for signa-
ture on behalf of any Member of the United Nations and also onbehalf of any other State which is or hereafter becomes a member ofany specialised agency of the United Nations, or which is or hereafterbecomes a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice,or any other State to which an invitation has been addressed by theGeneral Assembly of the United Nations.
2. This Convention shall be ratified and the instrument of ratification
shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article IX
1. This Convention shall be open for accession to all States referred
to in article VIII.
2. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of
accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article X
1. Any State may, at the time of signature, ratification or accession,
declare that this Convention shall extend to all or any of the territor-ies for the international relations of which it is responsible. Such adeclaration shall take effect when the Convention enters into forcefor the State concerned.
2. At any time thereafter any such extension shall be made by notifi-
cation addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations andshall take effect as from the ninetieth day after the day of receipt bythe Secretary-General of the United Nations of this notification, oras from the date of entry into force of the Convention for the Stateconcerned, whichever is the later.
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3. With respect to those territories to which this Convention is not
extended at the time of signature, ratification or accession, each Stateconcerned shall consider the possibility of taking the necessary stepsin order to extend the application of this Convention to such territor-ies, subject, where necessary for constitutional reasons, to the con-sent of the Governments of such territories.
Article XI
In the case of a federal or non-unitary State, the following provisions
shall apply:
(a) With respect to those articles of this Convention that
come within the legislative jurisdiction of the federal auth-ority, the obligations of the federal Government shall tothis extent be the same as those of Contracting Stateswhich are not federal States;
(b) With respect to those articles of this Convention that
come within the legislative jurisdiction of constituentstates or provinces which are not, under the constitutionalsystem of the federation, bound to take legislative action,the federal Government shall bring such articles with afavourable recommendation to the notice of the appro-priate authorities of constituent states or provinces at theearliest possible moment;
(c) A federal State Party to this Convention shall, at the
request of any other Contracting State transmittedthrough the Secretary-General of the United Nations, sup-ply a statement of the law and practice of the federationand its constituent units in regard to any particular pro-vision of this Convention, showing the extent to whicheffect has been given to that provision by legislative orother action.
Article XII
1. This Convention shall come into force on the ninetieth day follow-
ing the date of deposit of the third instrument of ratification oraccession.
2. For each State ratifying or acceding to this Convention after the
deposit of the third instrument of ratification or accession, this Con-vention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after deposit bysuch State of its instrument of ratification or accession.
Article XIII
1. Any Contracting State may denounce this Convention by a written
notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date of receipt ofthe notification by the Secretary-General.
2. Any State which has made a declaration or notification under
article X may, at any time thereafter, by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, declare that this Convention shallcease to extend to the territory concerned one year after the date ofthe receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.
3. This Convention shall continue to be applicable to arbitral awards
in respect of which recognition or enforcement proceedings havebeen instituted before the denunciation takes effect.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
Article XIV
A Contracting State shall not be entitled to avail itself of the present
Convention against other Contracting States except to the extent thatit is itself bound to apply the Convention.
Article XV
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify the States
contemplated in article VIII of the following:
(a) Signatures and ratifications in accordance with article
VIII;
(b) Accessions in accordance with article IX;
(c) Declarations and notifications under articles I, X and
XI;
(d) The date upon which this Convention enters into force
in accordance with article XII;
(e) Denunciations and notifications in accordance with
article XIII.
Article XVI
1. This Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian
and Spanish texts shall be equally authentic, shall be deposited inthe archives of the United Nations.
2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit a certi-
fied copy of this Convention to the States contemplated in articleVIII.
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SCHEDULE 3
TEXT OF 1965 CONVENTION ON THE SETTLEMENT OF
INVESTMENT DISPUTES BETWEEN STATES AND
NATIONALS OF OTHER STATES
PREAMBLE
The Contracting States
Considering the need for international cooperation for economic
development, and the role of private international investmenttherein;
Bearing in mind the possibility that from time to time disputes may
arise in connection with such investment between Contracting Statesand nationals of other Contracting States;
Recognising that while such disputes would usually be subject to
national legal processes, international methods of settlement may beappropriate in certain cases;
Attaching particular importance to the availability of facilities for
international conciliation or arbitration to which Contracting Statesand nationals of other Contracting States may submit such disputesif they so desire;
Desiring to establish such facilities under the auspices of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
Recognising that mutual consent by the parties to submit such dis-
putes to conciliation or to arbitration through such facilities consti-tutes a binding agreement which requires in particular that due con-sideration be given to any recommendation of conciliators, and thatany arbitral award be complied with; and
Declaring that no Contracting State shall by the mere fact of its ratifi-
cation, acceptance or approval of this Convention and without itsconsent be deemed to be under any obligation to submit any part-icular dispute to conciliation or arbitration,
Have agreed as follows:
CHAPTER I
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF
INVESTMENT DISPUTES
SECTION 1
Establishment and Organisation
Article 1
(1) There is hereby established the International Centre for Settle-
ment of Investment Disputes (hereinafter called the Centre).
(2) The purpose of the Centre shall be to provide facilities for concili-
ation and arbitration of investment disputes between ContractingStates and nationals of other Contracting States in accordance withthe provisions of this Convention.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
Article 2
The seat of the Centre shall be at the principal office of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development (hereinaftercalled the Bank). The seat may be moved to another place bydecision of the Administrative Council adopted by a majority of two-thirds of its members.
Article 3
The Centre shall have an Administrative Council and a Secretariat
and shall maintain a Panel of Conciliators and a Panel of Arbitrators.
SECTION 2
The Administrative Council
Article 4
(1) The Administrative Council shall be composed of one represen-
tative of each Contracting State. An alternate may act as representa-tive in case of his principal ’s absence from a meeting or inability
to act.
(2) In the absence of a contrary designation, each governor and alter-
nate governor of the Bank appointed by a Contracting State shall beex officio its representative and its alternate respectively.
Article 5
The President of the Bank shall be ex officio Chairman of the
Administrative Council (hereinafter called the Chairman) but shallhave no vote. During his absence or inability to act and during anyvacancy in the office of President of the Bank, the person for thetime being acting as President shall act as Chairman of the Adminis-trative Council.
Article 6
(1) Without prejudice to the powers and functions vested in it by
other provisions of this Convention, the Administrative Council shall
(a) adopt the administrative and financial regulations of
the Centre;
(b) adopt the rules of procedure for the institution of con-
ciliation and arbitration proceedings;
(c) adopt the rules of procedure for conciliation and arbi-
tration proceedings (hereinafter called the ConciliationRules and the Arbitration Rules);
(d) approve arrangements with the Bank for the use of the
Bank ’s administrative facilities and services;
(e) determine the conditions of service of the Secretary-
General and of any Deputy Secretary-General;
(f) adopt the annual budget of revenues and expenditures
of the Centre;
(g) approve the annual report on the operation of the
Centre.
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The decisions referred to in sub-paragraphs ( a), (b), (c) and ( f)above
shall be adopted by a majority of two-thirds of the members of theAdministrative Council.
(2) The Administrative Council may appoint such committees as it
considers necessary.
(3) The Administrative Council shall also exercise such other powers
and perform such other functions as it shall determine to be neces-sary for the implementation of the provisions of this Convention.
Article 7
(1) The Administrative Council shall hold an annual meeting and
such other meetings as may be determined by the Council, or con-vened by the Chairman, or convened by the Secretary-General atthe request of not less than five members of the Council.
(2) Each member of the Administrative Council shall have one vote
and, except as otherwise herein provided, all matters before theCouncil shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast.
(3) A quorum for any meeting of the Administrative Council shall
be a majority of its members.
(4) The Administrative Council may establish, by a majority of two-
thirds of its members, a procedure whereby the Chairman may seeka vote of the Council without convening a meeting of the Council.The vote shall be considered valid only if the majority of themembers of the Council cast their votes within the time limit fixedby the said procedure.
Article 8
Members of the Administrative Council and the Chairman shall
serve without remuneration from the Centre.
SECTION 3
The Secretariat
Article 9
The Secretariat shall consist of a Secretary-General, one or more
Deputy Secretaries-General and staff.
Article 10
(1) The Secretary-General and any Deputy Secretary-General shall
be elected by the Administrative Council by a majority of two-thirdsof its members upon the nomination of the Chairman for a term ofservice not exceeding six years and shall be eligible for re-election.After consulting the members of the Administrative Council, theChairman shall propose one or more candidates for each such office.
(2) The offices of Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General
shall be incompatible with the exercise of any political function.Neither the Secretary-General nor any Deputy Secretary-Generalmay hold any other employment or engage in any other occupationexcept with the approval of the Administrative Council.
(3) During the Secretary-General ’s absence or inability to act, and
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more than one Deputy Secretary-General, the Administrative
Council shall determine in advance the order in which they shall actas Secretary-General.
Article 11
The Secretary-General shall be the legal representative and the prin-
cipal officer of the Centre and shall be responsible for its admini-stration, including the appointment of staff, in accordance with theprovisions of this Convention and the rules adopted by the Adminis-trative Council. He shall perform the function of registrar and shallhave the power to authenticate arbitral awards rendered pursuant tothis Convention, and to certify copies thereof.
SECTION 4
The Panels
Article 12
The Panel of Conciliators and the Panel of Arbitrators shall each
consist of qualified persons, designated as hereinafter provided, whoare willing to serve thereon.
Article 13
(1) Each Contracting State may designate to each Panel four persons
who may but need not be its nationals.
(2) The Chairman may designate ten persons to each Panel. The
persons so designated to a Panel shall each have a differentnationality.
Article 14
(1) Persons designated to serve on the Panels shall be persons of
high moral character and recognised competence in the fields of law,commerce, industry or finance, who may be relied upon to exerciseindependent judgment. Competence in the field of law shall be ofparticular importance in the case of persons on the Panel ofArbitrators.
(2) The Chairman, in designating persons to serve on the Panels,
shall in addition pay due regard to the importance of assuring rep-resentation on the Panels of the principal legal systems of the worldand of the main forms of economic activity.
Article 15
(1) Panel members shall serve for renewable periods of six years.(2) In case of death or resignation of a member of a Panel, the auth-
ority which designated the member shall have the right to designateanother person to serve for the remainder of that member ’s term.
(3) Panel members shall continue in office until their successors have
been designated.
Article 16
(1) A person may serve on both Panels.(2) If a person shall have been designated to serve on the same Panel
by more than one Contracting State, or by one or more Contracting
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States and the Chairman, he shall be deemed to have been desig-
nated by the authority which first designated him or, if one suchauthority is the State of which he is a national, by that State.
(3) All designations shall be notified to the Secretary-General and
shall take effect from the date on which the notification is received.
SECTION 5
Financing the Centre
Article 17
If the expenditure of the Centre cannot be met out of charges for
the use of its facilities, or out of other receipts, the excess shall beborne by Contracting States which are members of the Bank in pro-portion to their respective subscriptions to the capital stock of theBank, and by Contracting States which are not members of the Bankin accordance with rules adopted by the Administrative Council.
SECTION 6
Status, Immunities and Privileges
Article 18
The Centre shall have full international legal personality. The legal
capacity of the Centre shall include the capacity
(a) to contract;
(b) to acquire and dispose of movable and immovable
property;
(c) to institute legal proceedings.
Article 19
To enable the Centre to fulfil its functions, it shall enjoy in the terri-
tories of each Contracting State the immunities and privileges setforth in this Section.
Article 20
The Centre, its property and assets shall enjoy immunity from all
legal process, except when the Centre waives this immunity.
Article 21
The Chairman, the members of the Administrative Council, persons
acting as conciliators or arbitrators or members of a Committeeappointed pursuant to paragraph (3) of Article 52, and the officersand employees of the Secretariat
(a) shall enjoy immunity from legal process with respect
to acts performed by them in the exercise of their func-tions, except when the Centre waives this immunity;
(b) not being local nationals, shall enjoy the same immun-
ities from immigration restrictions, alien registrationrequirements and national service obligations, the samefacilities as regards exchange restrictions and the sametreatment in respect of travelling facilities as are accordedby Contracting States to the representatives, officials and[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
employees of comparable rank of other Contracting
States.
Article 22
The provisions of Article 21 shall apply to persons appearing in pro-
ceedings under this Convention as parties, agents, counsel, advo-cates, witnesses or experts; provided, however, that sub-paragraph(b) thereof shall apply only in connection with their travel to and
from, and their stay at, the place where the proceedings are held.
Article 23
(1) The archives of the Centre shall be inviolable, wherever they
may be.
(2) With regard to its official communications, the Centre shall be
accorded by each Contracting State treatment not less favourablethan that accorded to other international organisations.
Article 24
(1) The Centre, its assets, property and income, and its operations
and transactions authorised by this Convention shall be exempt fromall taxation and customs duties. The Centre shall also be exemptfrom liability for the collection or payment of any taxes or customsduties.
(2) Except in the case of local nationals, no tax shall be levied on or
in respect of expense allowances paid by the Centre to the Chairmanor members of the Administrative Council, or on or in respect ofsalaries, expense allowances or other emoluments paid by the Centreto officials or employees of the Secretariat.
(3) No tax shall be levied on or in respect of fees or expense allow-
ances received by persons acting as conciliators, or arbitrators, ormembers of a Committee appointed pursuant to paragraph (3) ofArticle 52, in proceedings under this Convention, if the sole juris-dictional basis for such tax is the location of the Centre or the placewhere such proceedings are conducted or the place where such feesor allowances are paid.
CHAPTER II
JURISDICTION OF THE CENTRE
Article 25
(1) The jurisdiction of the Centre shall extend to any legal dispute
arising directly out of an investment, between a Contracting State(or any constituent subdivision or agency of a Contracting State des-ignated to the Centre by that State) and a national of another Con-tracting State, which the parties to the dispute consent in writing tosubmit to the Centre. When the parties have given their consent, noparty may withdraw its consent unilaterally.
(2)“National of another Contracting State ”means: —
(a) any natural person who had the nationality of a Con-
tracting State other than the State party to the dispute onthe date on which the parties consented to submit suchdispute to conciliation or arbitration as well as on the dateon which the request was registered pursuant to paragraph
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(3) of Article 28 or paragraph (3) of Article 36, but does
not include any person who on either date also had thenationality of the Contracting State party to the dispute;and
(b) any juridical person which had the nationality of a
Contracting State other than the State party to the disputeon the date on which the parties consented to submit suchdispute to conciliation or arbitration and any juridical per-son which had the nationality of the Contracting Stateparty to the dispute on that date and which, because offoreign control, the parties have agreed should be treatedas a national of another Contracting State for the purposesof this Convention.
(3) Consent by a constituent subdivision or agency of a Contracting
State shall require the approval of that State unless that State notifiesthe Centre that no such approval is required.
(4) Any Contracting State may, at the time of ratification, acceptance
or approval of this Convention or at any time thereafter, notify theCentre of the class or classes of disputes which it would or would notconsider submitting to the jurisdiction of the Centre. The Secretary-General shall forthwith transmit such notification to all ContractingStates. Such notification shall not constitute the consent required byparagraph (1).
Article 26
Consent of the parties to arbitration under this Convention shall,
unless otherwise stated, be deemed consent to such arbitration to theexclusion of any other remedy. A Contracting State may require theexhaustion of local administrative or judicial remedies as a conditionof its consent to arbitration under this Convention.
Article 27
(1) No Contracting State shall give diplomatic protection, or bring
an international claim, in respect of a dispute which one of itsnationals and another Contracting State shall have consented to sub-mit or shall have submitted to arbitration under this Convention,unless such other Contracting State shall have failed to abide by andcomply with the award rendered in such dispute.
(2) Diplomatic protection, for the purposes of paragraph (1), shall
not include informal diplomatic exchanges for the sole purpose offacilitating a settlement of the dispute.
CHAPTER III
CONCILIATION
SECTION 1
Request for Conciliation
Article 28
(1) Any Contracting State or any national of a Contracting State
wishing to institute conciliation proceedings shall address a requestto that effect in writing to the Secretary-General who shall send acopy of the request to the other party.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(2) The request shall contain information concerning the issues in
dispute, the identity of the parties and their consent to conciliationin accordance with the rules of procedure for the institution of con-ciliation and arbitration proceedings.
(3) The Secretary-General shall register the request unless he finds,
on the basis of the information contained in the request, that thedispute is manifestly outside the jurisdiction of the Centre. He shallforthwith notify the parties of registration or refusal to register.
SECTION 2
Constitution of the Conciliation Commission
Article 29
(1) The Conciliation Commission (hereinafter called the
Commission) shall be constituted as soon as possible after regis-tration of a request pursuant to Article 28.
(2) ( a) The Commission shall consist of a sole conciliator or any
uneven number of conciliators appointed as the parties shallagree.
(b) Where the parties do not agree upon the number of concili-
ators and the method of their appointment, the Commissionshall consist of three conciliators, one conciliator appointed byeach party and the third, who shall be the president of the Com-mission, appointed by agreement of the parties.
Article 30
If the Commission shall not have been constituted within 90 days
after notice of registration of the request has been dispatched by theSecretary-General in accordance with paragraph (3) of Article 28, orsuch other period as the parties may agree, the Chairman shall, atthe request of either party and after consulting both parties as far aspossible, appoint the conciliator or conciliators not yet appointed.
Article 31
(1) Conciliators may be appointed from outside the Panel of Concili-
ators, except in the case of appointments by the Chairman pursuantto Article 30.
(2) Conciliators appointed from outside the Panel of Conciliators
shall possess the qualities stated in paragraph (1) of Article 14.
SECTION 3
Conciliation Proceedings
Article 32
(1) The Commission shall be the judge of its own competence.
(2) Any objection by a party to the dispute that that dispute is not
within the jurisdiction of the Centre, or for other reasons is notwithin the competence of the Commission, shall be considered bythe Commission which shall determine whether to deal with it as apreliminary question or to join it to the merits of the dispute.
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Article 33
Any conciliation proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with
the provisions of this Section and, except as the parties otherwiseagree, in accordance with the Conciliation Rules in effect on the dateon which the parties consented to conciliation. If any question ofprocedure arises which is not covered by this Section or the Concili-ation Rules or any rules agreed by the parties, the Commission shalldecide the question.
Article 34
(1) It shall be the duty of the Commission to clarify the issues in
dispute between the parties and to endeavour to bring about agree-ment between them upon mutually acceptable terms. To that end,the Commission may at any stage of the proceedings and from timeto time recommend terms of settlement to the parties. The partiesshall cooperate in good faith with the Commission in order to enablethe Commission to carry out its functions, and shall give their mostserious consideration to its recommendations.
(2) If the parties reach agreement, the Commission shall draw up a
report noting the issues in dispute and recording that the parties havereached agreement. If, at any stage of the proceedings, it appears tothe Commission that there is no likelihood of agreement betweenthe parties, it shall close the proceedings and shall draw up a reportnoting the submission of the dispute and recording the failure of theparties to reach agreement. If one party fails to appear or participatein the proceedings, the Commission shall close the proceedings andshall draw up a report noting that party ’s failure to appear or par-
ticipate.
Article 35
Except as the parties to the dispute shall otherwise agree, neither
party to a conciliation proceeding shall be entitled in any other pro-ceeding, whether before arbitrators or in a court of law or otherwise,to invoke or rely on any views expressed or statements or admissionsor offers of settlement made by the other party in the conciliationproceedings, or the report or any recommendations made by theCommission.
CHAPTER IV
ARBITRATION
SECTION 1
Request for Arbitration
Article 36
(1) Any Contracting State or any national of a Contracting State
wishing to institute arbitration proceedings shall address a request tothat effect in writing to the Secretary-General who shall send a copyof the request to the other party.
(2) The request shall contain information concerning the issues in
dispute, the identity of the parties and their consent to arbitration inaccordance with the rules of procedure for the institution of concili-ation and arbitration proceedings.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(3) The Secretary-General shall register the request unless he finds,
on the basis of the information contained in the request, that thedispute is manifestly outside the jurisdiction of the Centre. He shallforthwith notify the parties of registration or refusal to register.
SECTION 2
Constitution of the Tribunal
Article 37
(1) The Arbitral Tribunal (hereinafter called the Tribunal) shall be
constituted as soon as possible after registration of a request pursu-ant to Article 36.
(2) ( a) The Tribunal shall consist of a sole arbitrator or any uneven
number of arbitrators appointed as the parties shall agree.
(b) Where the parties do not agree upon the number of arbi-
trators and the method of their appointment, the Tribunal shallconsist of three arbitrators, one arbitrator appointed by eachparty and the third, who shall be the president of the Tribunal,appointed by agreement of the parties.
Article 38
If the Tribunal shall not have been constituted within 90 days after
notice of registration of the request has been despatched by the Sec-retary-General in accordance with paragraph (3) of Article 36, orsuch other period as the parties may agree, the Chairman shall, atthe request of either party and after consulting both parties as faras possible, appoint the arbitrator or arbitrators not yet appointed.Arbitrators appointed by the Chairman pursuant to this Article shallnot be nationals of the Contracting State party to the dispute or ofthe Contracting State whose national is a party to the dispute.
Article 39
The majority of the arbitrators shall be nationals of States other than
the Contracting State party to the dispute and the Contracting Statewhose national is a party to the dispute; provided, however, that theforegoing provisions of this Article shall not apply if the sole arbi-trator or each individual member of the Tribunal has been appointedby agreement of the parties.
Article 40
(1) Arbitrators may be appointed from outside the Panel of Arbi-
trators, except in the case of appointments by the Chairman pursuantto Article 38.
(2) Arbitrators appointed from outside the Panel of Arbitrators shall
possess the qualities stated in paragraph (1) of Article 14.
SECTION 3
Powers and Functions of the Tribunal
Article 41
(1) The Tribunal shall be the judge of its own competence.
(2) Any objection by a party to the dispute that that dispute is not
within the jurisdiction of the Centre, or for other reasons is not
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within the competence of the Tribunal, shall be considered by the
Tribunal which shall determine whether to deal with it as a prelimi-nary question or to join it to the merits of the dispute.
Article 42
(1) The Tribunal shall decide a dispute in accordance with such rules
of law as may be agreed by the parties. In the absence of such agree-ment, the Tribunal shall apply the law of the Contracting State partyto the dispute (including its rules on the conflict of laws) and suchrules of international law as may be applicable.
(2) The Tribunal may not bring in a finding of non liquet on the
ground of silence or obscurity of the law.
(3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not prejudice the
power of the Tribunal to decide a dispute ex aequo et bono if the
parties so agree.
Article 43
Except as the parties otherwise agree, the Tribunal may, if it deems
it necessary at any stage of the proceedings,
(a) call upon the parties to produce documents or other
evidence, and
(b) visit the scene connected with the dispute, and conduct
such inquiries there as it may deem appropriate.
Article 44
Any arbitration proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with
the provisions of this Section and, except as the parties otherwiseagree, in accordance with the Arbitration Rules in effect on the dateon which the parties consented to arbitration. If any question of pro-cedure arises which is not covered by this Section or the ArbitrationRules or any rules agreed by the parties, the Tribunal shall decidethe question.
Article 45
(1) Failure of a party to appear or to present his case shall not be
deemed an admission of the other party ’s assertions.
(2) If a party fails to appear or to present his case at any stage of the
proceedings the other party may request the Tribunal to deal withthe questions submitted to it and to render an award. Before render-ing an award, the Tribunal shall notify, and grant a period of graceto, the party failing to appear or to present its case, unless it is satis-fied that that party does not intend to do so.
Article 46
Except as the parties otherwise agree, the Tribunal shall, if requested
by a party, determine any incidental or additional claims or counter-claims arising directly out of the subject-matter of the dispute pro-vided that they are within the scope of the consent of the parties andare otherwise within the jurisdiction of the Centre.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
Article 47
Except as the parties otherwise agree, the Tribunal may, if it con-
siders that the circumstances so require, recommend any provisionalmeasures which should be taken to preserve the respective rights ofeither party.
SECTION 4
The Award
Article 48
(1) The Tribunal shall decide questions by a majority of the votes of
all its members.
(2) The award of the Tribunal shall be in writing and shall be signed
by the members of the Tribunal who voted for it.
(3) The award shall deal with every question submitted to the Tri-
bunal, and shall state the reasons upon which it is based.
(4) Any member of the Tribunal may attach his individual opinion
to the award, whether he dissents from the majority or not, or astatement of his dissent.
(5) The Centre shall not publish the award without the consent of
the parties.
Article 49
(1) The Secretary-General shall promptly dispatch certified copies of
the award to the parties. The award shall be deemed to have beenrendered on the date on which the certified copies were dispatched.
(2) The Tribunal upon the request of a party made within 45 days
after the date on which the award was rendered may after notice tothe other party decide any question which it had omitted to decidein the award, and shall rectify any clerical, arithmetical or similarerror in the award. Its decision shall become part of the award andshall be notified to the parties in the same manner as the award. Theperiods of time provided for under paragraph (2) of Article 51 andparagraph (2) of Article 52 shall run from the date on which thedecision was rendered.
SECTION 5
Interpretation, Revision and Annulment of the Award
Article 50
(1) If any dispute shall arise between the parties as to the meaning
or scope of an award, either party may request interpretation of theaward by an application in writing addressed to the Secretary-General.
(2) The request shall, if possible, be submitted to the Tribunal which
rendered the award. If this shall not be possible, a new Tribunal shallbe constituted in accordance with Section 2 of this Chapter. TheTribunal may, if it considers that the circumstances so require, stayenforcement of the award pending its decision.
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Article 51
(1) Either party may request revision of the award by an application
in writing addressed to the Secretary-General on the ground of dis-covery of some fact of such a nature as decisively to affect the award,provided that when the award was rendered that fact was unknown
to the Tribunal and to the applicant and that the applicant ’s ignor-
ance of that fact was not due to negligence.
(2) The application shall be made within 90 days after the discovery
of such fact and in any event within three years after the date onwhich the award was rendered.
(3) The request shall, if possible, be submitted to the Tribunal which
rendered the award. If this shall not be possible, a new Tribunal shallbe constituted in accordance with Section 2 of this Chapter.
(4) The Tribunal may, if it considers that the circumstances so
require, stay enforcement of the award pending its decision. If theapplicant requests a stay of enforcement of the award in his appli-cation, enforcement shall be stayed provisionally until the Tribunalrules on such request.
Article 52
(1) Either party may request annulment of the award by an appli-
cation in writing addressed to the Secretary-General on one or moreof the following grounds:
(a) that the Tribunal was not properly constituted;
(b) that the Tribunal has manifestly exceeded its powers;
(c) that there was corruption on the part of a member of
the Tribunal;
(d) that there has been a serious departure from a funda-
mental rule of procedure; or
(e) that the award has failed to state the reasons on which
it is based.
(2) The application shall be made within 120 days after the date on
which the award was rendered except that when annulment isrequested on the ground of corruption such application shall bemade within 120 days after discovery of the corruption and in anyevent within three years after the date on which the award wasrendered.
(3) On receipt of the request the Chairman shall forthwith appoint
from the Panel of Arbitrators an ad hoc Committee of three persons.
None of the members of the Committee shall have been a memberof the Tribunal which rendered the award, shall be of the samenationality as any such member, shall be a national of the State partyto the dispute or of the State whose national is a party to the dispute,shall have been designated to the Panel of Arbitrators by either ofthose States, or shall have acted as a conciliator in the same dispute.The Committee shall have the authority to annul the award or anypart thereof on any of the grounds set forth in paragraph (1).[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(4) The provisions of Articles 41-45, 48, 49, 53 and 54, and of Chap-
ters VI and VII shall apply mutatis mutandis to proceedings before
the Committee.
(5) The Committee may, if it considers that the circumstances so
require, stay enforcement of the award pending its decision. If theapplicant requests a stay of enforcement of the award in his appli-cation, enforcement shall be stayed provisionally until the Commit-tee rules on such request.
(6) If the award is annulled the dispute shall, at the request of either
party, be submitted to a new Tribunal constituted in accordance withSection 2 of this Chapter.
SECTION 6
Recognition and Enforcement of the Award
Article 53
(1) The award shall be binding on the parties and shall not be subject
to any appeal or to any other remedy except those provided for inthis Convention. Each party shall abide by and comply with theterms of the award except to the extent that enforcement shall havebeen stayed pursuant to the relevant provisions of this Convention.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, “award ”shall include any
decision interpreting, revising or annulling such award pursuant toArticles 50, 51 or 52.
Article 54
(1) Each Contracting State shall recognise an award rendered pursu-
ant to this Convention as binding and enforce the pecuniary obli-gations imposed by that award within its territories as if it were afinal judgement of a court in that State. A Contracting State with afederal constitution may enforce such an award in or through itsfederal courts and may provide that such courts shall treat the awardas if it were a final judgement of the courts of a constituent state.
(2) A party seeking recognition or enforcement in the territories of
a Contracting State shall furnish to a competent court or other auth-ority which such State shall have designated for this purpose a copyof the award certified by the Secretary-General. Each ContractingState shall notify the Secretary-General of the designation of thecompetent court or other authority for this purpose and of any sub-sequent change in such designation.
(3) Execution of the award shall be governed by the laws concerning
the execution of judgements in force in the State in whose territoriessuch execution is sought.
Article 55
Nothing in Article 54 shall be construed as derogating from the law
in force in any Contracting State relating to immunity of that Stateor of any foreign State from execution.
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CHAPTER V
REPLACEMENT AND DISQUALIFICATION OF
CONCILIATORS AND ARBITRATORS
Article 56
(1) After a Commission or a Tribunal has been constituted and pro-
ceedings have begun, its composition shall remain unchanged; pro-vided, however, that if a conciliator or an arbitrator should die,become incapacitated, or resign, the resulting vacancy shall be filledin accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter III orSection 2 of Chapter IV.
(2) A member of a Commission or Tribunal shall continue to serve
in that capacity notwithstanding that he shall have ceased to be amember of the Panel.
(3) If a conciliator or arbitrator appointed by a party shall have
resigned without the consent of the Commission or Tribunal of whichhe was a member, the Chairman shall appoint a person from theappropriate Panel to fill the resulting vacancy.
Article 57
A party may propose to a Commission or Tribunal the disqualifi-
cation of any of its members on account of any fact indicating amanifest lack of the qualities required by paragraph (1) of Article14. A party to arbitration proceedings may, in addition, propose thedisqualification of an arbitrator on the ground that he was ineligiblefor appointment to the Tribunal under Section 2 of Chapter IV.
Article 58
The decision on any proposal to disqualify a conciliator or arbitrator
shall be taken by the other members of the Commission or Tribunalas the case may be, provided that where those members are equallydivided, or in the case of a proposal to disqualify a sole conciliatoror arbitrator, or a majority of the conciliators or arbitrators, theChairman shall take that decision. If it is decided that the proposalis well-founded the conciliator or arbitrator to whom the decisionrelates shall be replaced in accordance with the provisions of Section2 of Chapter III or Section 2 of Chapter IV.
CHAPTER VI
COST OF PROCEEDINGS
Article 59
The charges payable by the parties for the use of the facilities of the
Centre shall be determined by the Secretary-General in accordancewith the regulations adopted by the Administrative Council.
Article 60
(1) Each Commission and each Tribunal shall determine the fees and
expenses of its members within limits established from time to timeby the Administrative Council and after consultation with theSecretary-General.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) of this article shall preclude the parties
from agreeing in advance with the Commission or Tribunal con-cerned upon the fees and expenses of its members.
Article 61
(1) In the case of conciliation proceedings the fees and expenses of
members of the Commission as well as the charges for the use of thefacilities of the Centre, shall be borne equally by the parties. Eachparty shall bear any other expenses it incurs in connection with theproceedings.
(2) In the case of arbitration proceedings the Tribunal shall, except
as the parties otherwise agree, assess the expenses incurred by theparties in connection with the proceedings, and shall decide how andby whom those expenses, the fees and expenses of the members ofthe Tribunal and the charges for the use of the facilities of the Centreshall be paid. Such decision shall form part of the award.
CHAPTER VII
PLACE OF PROCEEDINGS
Article 62
Conciliation and arbitration proceedings shall be held at the seat of
the Centre except as hereinafter provided.
Article 63
Conciliation and arbitration proceedings may be held, if the parties
so agree,
(a) at the seat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration or
of any other appropriate institution, whether private orpublic, with which the Centre may make arrangements forthat purpose; or
(b) at any other place approved by the Commission or
Tribunal after consultation with the Secretary-General.
CHAPTER VIII
DISPUTES BETWEEN CONTRACTING STATES
Article 64
Any dispute arising between Contracting States concerning the inter-
pretation or application of this Convention which is not settled bynegotiation shall be referred to the International Court of Justice bythe application of any party to such dispute, unless the States con-cerned agree to another method of settlement.
CHAPTER IX
AMENDMENT
Article 65
Any Contracting State may propose amendment of this Convention.
The text of a proposed amendment shall be communicated to theSecretary-General not less than 90 days prior to the meeting of theAdministrative Council at which such amendment is to be considered
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and shall forthwith be transmitted by him to all the members of the
Administrative Council.
Article 66
(1) If the Administrative Council shall so decide by a majority of
two-thirds of its members, the proposed amendment shall be circu-lated to all Contracting States for ratification, acceptance orapproval. Each amendment shall enter into force 30 days after dis-patch by the depositary of this Convention of a notification to Con-tracting States that all Contracting States have ratified, accepted orapproved the amendment.
(2) No amendment shall affect the rights and obligations under this
Convention of any Contracting State or of any of its constituent sub-divisions or agencies, or of any national of such State arising out ofconsent to the jurisdiction of the Centre given before the date ofentry into force of the amendment.
CHAPTER X
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 67
This Convention shall be open for signature on behalf of States
members of the Bank. It shall also be open for signature on behalfof any other State which is a party to the Statute of the InternationalCourt of Justice and which the Administrative Council, by a vote oftwo-thirds of its members, shall have invited to sign the Convention.
Article 68
(1) This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or
approval by the signatory States in accordance with their respectiveconstitutional procedures.
(2) This Convention shall enter into force 30 days after the date
of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification, acceptance orapproval. It shall enter into force for each State which subsequentlydeposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval 30 daysafter the date of such deposit.
Article 69
Each Contracting State shall take such legislative or other measures
as may be necessary for making the provisions of this Conventioneffective in its territories.
Article 70
This Convention shall apply to all territories for whose international
relations a Contracting State is responsible, except those which areexcluded by such State by written notice to the depositary of thisConvention either at the time of ratification, acceptance or approvalor subsequently.
Article 71
Any Contracting State may denounce this Convention by written
notice to the depositary of this Convention. The denunciation shalltake effect six months after receipt of such notice.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
Article 72
Notice by a Contracting State pursuant to Articles 70 or 71 shall not
affect the rights or obligations under this Convention of that Stateor of any of its constituent subdivisions or agencies or of any nationalof that State arising out of consent to the jurisdiction of the Centregiven by one of them before such notice was received by thedepositary.
Article 73
Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of this Conven-
tion and of amendments thereto shall be deposited with the Bankwhich shall act as the depositary of this Convention. The depositaryshall transmit certified copies of this Convention to States membersof the Bank and to any other State invited to sign the Convention.
Article 74
The depositary shall register this Convention with the Secretariat of
the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter ofthe United Nations and the Regulations thereunder adopted by theGeneral Assembly.
Article 75
The depositary shall notify all signatory States of the following:
(a) signatures in accordance with Article 67;
(b) deposits of instruments of ratification, acceptance and
approval in accordance with Article 73;
(c) the date on which this Convention enters into force in
accordance with Article 68;
(d) exclusions from territorial application pursuant to
Article 70;
(e) the date on which any amendment of this Convention
enters into force in accordance with Article 66; and
(f) denunciations in accordance with Article 71.
DONE at Washington in the English, French and Spanish languages,
all three texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shallremain deposited in the archives of the International Bank forReconstruction and Development which has indicated by its signa-ture below its agreement to fulfil the functions with which it ischarged under this Convention.
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TEXT OF 1927 CONVENTION ON THE EXECUTION OF
FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS
Article 1 .
In the territories of any High Contracting Party to which the present
Convention applies, an arbitral award made in pursuance of anagreement, whether relating to existing or future differences(hereinafter called “a submission to arbitration ”) covered by the Pro-
tocol on Arbitration Clauses, opened at Geneva on September 24th,1923, shall be recognised as binding and shall be enforced in accord-ance with the rules of the procedure of the territory where the awardis relied upon, provided that the said award has been made in aterritory of one of the High Contracting Parties to which the presentConvention applies and between persons who are subject to the juris-diction of one of the High Contracting Parties.
To obtain such recognition or enforcement, it shall, further, be
necessary:
(a) That the award has been made in pursuance of a sub-
mission to arbitration which is valid under the law applic-able thereto;
(b) That the subject-matter of the award is capable of
settlement by arbitration under the law of the country inwhich the award is sought to be relied upon;
(c) That the award has been made by the Arbitral Tribunal
provided for in the submission to arbitration or constitutedin the manner agreed upon by the parties and in conform-ity with the law governing the arbitration procedure;
(d) That the award has become final in the country in
which it has been made, in the sense that it will not be
considered as such if it is open to opposition, appel or
pourvoi en cassation (in the countries where such forms of
procedure exist) or if it is proved that any proceedings forthe purpose of contesting the validity of the award arepending;
(e) That the recognition or enforcement of the award is
not contrary to the public policy or to the principles of thelaw of the country in which it is sought to be relied upon.
Article 2 .
Even if the conditions laid down in Article 1 hereof are fulfilled,
recognition and enforcement of the award shall be refused if theCourt is satisfied:
(a) That the award has been annulled in the country in
which it was made;
(b) That the party against whom it is sought to use the
award was not given notice of the arbitration proceedingsin sufficient time to enable him to present his case; or that,being under a legal incapacity, he was not properly rep-resented;[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
(c) That the award does not deal with the differences con-
templated by or falling within the terms of the submissionto arbitration or that it contains decisions on mattersbeyond the scope of the submission to arbitration.
If the award has not covered all the questions submitted to the arbi-
tral tribunal, the competent authority of the country where recognit-ion or enforcement of the award is sought can, if it think fit, postponesuch recognition or enforcement or grant it subject to such guaranteeas that authority may decide.
Article 3 .
If the party against whom the award has been made proves that,
under the law governing the arbitration procedure, there is a ground,other than the grounds referred to in Article 1 ( a) and ( c), and
Article 2 ( b) and ( c), entitling him to contest the validity of the award
in a Court of Law, the Court may, if it thinks fit, either refuse recog-nition or enforcement of the award or adjourn the considerationthereof, giving such party a reasonable time within which to have theaward annulled by the competent tribunal.
Article 4 .
The party relying upon an award or claiming its enforcement must
supply, in particular:
(1) The original award or a copy thereof duly authenti-
cated, according to the requirements of the law of thecountry in which it was made;
(2) Documentary or other evidence to prove that the
award has become final, in the sense defined in Article1(d), in the country in which it was made;
(3) When necessary, documentary or other evidence to
prove that the conditions laid down in Article 1, paragraph1 and paragraph 2( a) and ( c), have been fulfilled.
A translation of the award and of the other documents mentioned
in this Article into the official language of the country where theaward is sought to be relied upon may be demanded. Such trans-lation must be certified correct by a diplomatic or consular agent ofthe country to which the party who seeks to rely upon the awardbelongs or by a sworn translator of the country where the award issought to be relied upon.
Article 5 .
The provisions of the above Articles shall not deprive any interested
party of the right of availing himself of an arbitral award in the man-ner and to the extent allowed by the law or the treaties of the countrywhere such award is sought to be relied upon.
Article 6 .
The present Convention applies only to arbitral awards made after
the coming into force of the Protocol on Arbitration Clauses, openedat Geneva on September 24th, 1923.
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Article 7 .
The present Convention, which will remain open to the signature of
all the signatories of the Protocol of 1923 on Arbitration Clauses,shall be ratified.
It may be ratified only on behalf of those Members of the League of
Nations and non-Member States on whose behalf the Protocol of1923 shall have been ratified.
Ratifications shall be deposited as soon as possible with the
Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who will notify suchdeposit to all the signatories.
Article 8 .
The present Convention shall come into force three months after it
shall have been ratified on behalf of two High Contracting Parties.Thereafter, it shall take effect, in the case of each High ContractingParty, three months after the deposit of the ratification on its behalfwith the Secretary-General of the League of Nations.
Article 9 .
The present Convention may be denounced on behalf of any
Member of the League or non-Member State. Denunciation shall benotified in writing to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations,who will immediately send a copy thereof, certified to be in conform-ity with the notification, to all the other Contracting Parties, at thesame time informing them of the date on which he received it.
The denunciation shall come into force only in respect of the High
Contracting Party which shall have notified it and one year after suchnotification shall have reached the Secretary-General of the Leagueof Nations.
The denunciation of the Protocol on Arbitration Clauses shall entail,
ipso facto , the denunciation of the present Convention.
Article 10 .
The present Convention does not apply to the Colonies, Protector-
ates or territories under suzerainty or mandate of any High Con-tracting Party unless they are specially mentioned.
The application of this Convention to one or more of such Colonies,
Protectorates or territories to which the Protocol on ArbitrationClauses, opened at Geneva on September 24th, 1923, applies, canbe effected at any time by means of a declaration addressed to theSecretary-General of the League of Nations by one of the High Con-tracting Parties.
Such declaration shall take effect three months after the deposit
thereof.
The High Contracting Parties can at any time denounce the Conven-
tion for all or any of the Colonies, Protectorates or territoriesreferred to above. Article 9 hereof applies to such denunciation.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
Article 11 .
A certified copy of the present Convention shall be transmitted by
the Secretary-General of the League of Nations to every Member ofthe League of Nations and to every non-Member State which signsthe same.
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TEXT OF 1923 PROTOCOL ON ARBITRATION CLAUSES
1. Each of the Contracting States recognises the validity of an agree-
ment whether relating to existing or future differences between par-ties subject respectively to the jurisdiction of different ContractingStates by which the parties to a contract agree to submit to arbi-tration all or any differences that may arise in connection with suchcontract relating to commercial matters or to any other matter cap-able of settlement by arbitration, whether or not the arbitration is totake place in a country to whose jurisdiction none of the partiesis subject.
Each Contracting State reserves the right to limit the obligation men-
tioned above to contracts which are considered as commercial underits national law. Any Contracting State which avails itself of this rightwill notify the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, in orderthat the other Contracting States may be so informed.
2. The arbitral procedure, including the constitution of the arbitral
tribunal, shall be governed by the will of the parties and by the lawof the country in whose territory the arbitration takes place.
The Contracting States agree to facilitate all steps in the procedure
which require to be taken in their own territories, in accordance withthe provisions of their law governing arbitral procedure applicableto existing differences.
3. Each Contracting State undertakes to ensure the execution by its
authorities and in accordance with the provisions of its national lawsof arbitral awards made in its own territory under the precedingarticles.
4. The tribunals of the Contracting Parties, on being seized of a dis-
pute regarding a contract made between persons to whom Article 1applies and including an arbitration agreement whether referring topresent or future differences which is valid in virtue of the said articleand capable of being carried into effect, shall refer the parties on theapplication of either of them to the decision of the arbitrators.
Such reference shall not prejudice the competence of the judicial
tribunals in case the agreement or the arbitration cannot proceed orbecomes inoperative.
5. The present Protocol, which shall remain open for signature by all
States, shall be ratified. The ratifications shall be deposited as soonas possible with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, whoshall notify such deposit to all the Signatory States.
6. The present Protocol will come into force as soon as two ratifica-
tions have been deposited. Thereafter it will take effect, in the caseof each Contracting State, one month after the notification by theSecretary-General of the deposit of its ratification.
7. The present Protocol may be denounced by any Contracting State
on giving one year ’s notice. Denunciation shall be effected by a noti-
fication addressed to the Secretary-General of the League, who willimmediately transmit copies of such notification to all the other Sig-natory States and inform them of the date on which it was received.The denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on whichit was notified to the Secretary-General, and shall operate only inrespect of the notifying State.[2010.] [ No. 1.] Arbitration Act 2010 .
8. The Contracting States may declare that their acceptance of the
present Protocol does not include any or all of the under-mentionedterritories: that is to say, their colonies, overseas possessions or terri-tories, protectorates or the territories over which they exercise amandate.
The said States may subsequently adhere separately on behalf of
any territory thus excluded. The Secretary-General of the League ofNations shall be informed as soon as possible of such adhesions. Heshall notify such adhesions to all Signatory States. They will takeeffect one month after the notification by the Secretary-General toall Signatory States.
The Contracting States may also denounce the Protocol separately
on behalf of any of the territories referred to above. Article 7 appliesto such denunciation.
A certified copy of the present Protocol will be transmitted by the
Secretary-General to all the Contracting States.
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SCHEDULE 6
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
Number and Short Title Provision Amendment
Year affected
(1) (2) (3) (4)
No. 6 of 1957 Statute of Section To delete “or orders, after
Limitations 1957 77 the commencement of an
arbitration, that thearbitration shall cease tohave effect with respect tothe dispute referred ”.
No. 3 of 1967 Landlord and Section In subsection (5) substitute
Tenant (Ground 17 “Sections 21 and 23of the
Rents) Act 1967 Arbitration Act 2010 (and
Articles 13 and 14 of theModel Law (within themeaning of the Arbitration
Act 2010 ) as given the force
of law in the State by thatAct) for “Sections 29, 35,
36, 37 and 41 of theArbitration Act, 1954 ”.
No. 1 of 1992 Patents Act 1992 Section In subsection (3) delete
74 “section 35 of the
Arbitration Act, 1954(which relates to thestatement of cases byarbitrators for the decisionof the Court), shall notapply to the arbitration;but”.
No. 28 of 2000 Copyright and Section In subsection (8) substitute
Related Rights 367 “request the court under
Act 2000 section 9 of the Arbitration
Act 2010 to decide on the
termination of the mandateof that arbitrator ”for
“apply to the court for the
removal of that arbitratorunder section 24 of theArbitration Act, 1954, ”.————————
AN tACHT EADRÁNA 2010
ARBITRATION ACT 2010
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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General
The purpose of this Act is to apply the United Nations Com-
mission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law onInternational Commercial Arbitration to all arbitrations which takeplace within the State. At present that Law applies in relation tointernational commercial arbitration only. While repealing the Arbi-tration Act 1954, the Arbitration Act 1980 and the Arbitration(International Commercial) Act 1998, this Act will also preserve theobligations which Ireland undertook when it gave the force of law tothe Protocol on Arbitration Clauses opened at Geneva on the 24thday of September 1923 (Geneva Protocol), the Convention on theExecution of Foreign Arbitral Awards done at Geneva on the 26thday of September 1927 (Geneva Convention), the Convention on theSettlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals ofOther States opened for signature in Washington on 18 March 1965(Washington Convention) and the Convention on the Recognitionand Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards done at New York on10 June 1958 (New York Convention).
The Model Law is divided into a series of Chapters. Chapter 1
concerns general provisions covering, inter alia , key definitions and
rules of interpretation and the extent of court intervention. Chapter
IIfocuses on the form of the arbitration agreement. Chapter III deals
with the composition of the arbitral tribunal. Chapter IV deals with
the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal. Chapter IVA deals with
interim measures and preliminary orders. Chapter V deals with the
conduct of arbitral proceedings. Chapter VI deals with the making of
an award and the termination of proceedings. Chapter VII specifies
the grounds on which an award may be set aside. Chapter VIII deals
with the recognition and enforcement of arbitration awards.
PART 1 of Act
PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
Short title and commencement
Section 1 contains the usual citation and commencement
provisions.
1Click  here  for Act2Interpretation
Section 2 contains relevant definitions which are self-explanatory.
Application of Act
Section 3 specifies that the Act will apply to an arbitration com-
menced on or after the date on which it comes into operation. Thiswill be the case even where the arbitration agreement has beenentered into prior to that date. However, the Act will not applywhere the arbitration itself has commenced before such date.
Repeals and effect of repeals
Section 4 contains standard repeal provisions the effect of which is
to repeal the Arbitration Acts 1954 to 1998 and replace them withthis Act.
Expenses
Section 5 is a standard expenses provision.
PART 2 of Act
ARBITRATION
Adoption of Model Law
Section 6 provides that the Model Law shall have the force of law
in the State and that it shall apply to all arbitrations, irrespective ofwhether the arbitration agreement in question concerns internationalcommercial arbitrations or arbitrations which are not so classified.
Commencement of arbitral proceedings
Section 7 specifies when arbitral proceedings are deemed to be
commenced. Essentially the parties to an arbitration agreement canagree on a commencement date for the proceedings. Where there isno such agreement the arbitral proceedings are deemed to be com-menced on the date on which a written communication containing arequest for the dispute to be referred to arbitration is received bythe respondent. (This reflects the language of Article 21 of the ModelLaw with the added stipulation that the request be in writing.)
Construction of Model Law and construction of arbitration clauses
Section 8 provides that judicial notice shall be taken of the pre-
paratory works of UNCITRAL and its working group relating to thedevelopment of the Model Law and that those works may be con-sidered when interpreting any provision of that Law. There is also aclarificatory provision to the effect that an agreement to submit adispute to arbitration includes a dispute as to the existence or validityof that agreement.
Functions of High Court
Section 9 provides that the High Court is to be the court specified
under Article 6 of the Model Law for the performance of certainfunctions of arbitration assistance and supervision. These functionsare laid down in Articles 11(3), 11(4), 13(3), 14, 16(3) and 34(2) ofthe Model Law, and relate to matters such as the procedure for chal-lenging an arbitrator and for setting aside an arbitral award. TheHigh Court is also the relevant court for the purposes of Article 9(granting of interim measures of protection) and is the court of com-petent jurisdiction for the purposes of Articles 17H (recognition andenforcement of interim measures), 17I (grounds for refusing recog-nition and enforcement of interim measure), 17 J (court orderedinterim measures), 27 (court assistance in taking evidence), 35(recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards) and 36 (grounds
for refusing recognition and enforcement). This section also dealswith procedural issues governing the bringing of applications to theHigh Court.
Court powers exercisable in support of arbitral proceedings
Section 10 provides that for the purpose of giving effect to Articles
9 or 27 of the Model Law the High Court shall have the same powersas it has in relation to any other matter which might come before it.However, unless the parties agree otherwise, the High Court will nothave the power to make any order relating to security for costs ordiscovery. These matters will be dealt with solely by the arbitraltribunal.
Determination of court to be final
Section 11 sets out a range of applications where the determination
of the court is to be final. This includes an application to any courtto stay proceedings because the matter in dispute is the subject of anarbitration agreement and an application to the High Court for therecognition and enforcement of an arbitration award granted inanother jurisdiction.
Time limits for setting aside awards on grounds of public policy
Section 12 provides that an application to the High Court to set
aside an award on grounds of public policy can only be made withina period of 56 days from the date on which the circumstances givingrise to the application became known or ought reasonably havebecome known to the party concerned. (Under Article 34(3) of theModel Law a three-month deadline applies which runs from the datethat the party making an application has received the award.)
Default number of arbitrators
Section 13 provides that, unless the parties agree otherwise, the
arbitral tribunal is to consist of one arbitrator.
Examination of witnesses
Section 14 allows for the examination of witnesses on oath or on
affirmation.
Taking evidence in State in aid of foreign arbitrations
Section 15 will enable an Irish court to assist in taking evidence
where the arbitral proceedings are taking place in another country.
Consolidation of and concurrent arbitrations
Section 16 provides that the parties to an arbitration agreement
may agree that arbitral proceedings shall be consolidated with otherarbitral proceedings and that concurrent hearings shall be held onsuch terms as may be agreed. The arbitral tribunal has no power toorder the consolidation of proceedings or concurrent hearings unlessthe parties agree to confer such power upon the tribunal.
Reference of interpleader to arbitration
Section 17 deals with the situation which can arise where a person
has property in their possession in which they have no interest and,in anticipation of being sued in relation to that property, that personcompels the rival claimants to the property to interplead , i.e. to take
proceedings between themselves in order to determine entitlement.If the court is of the view that the issue in dispute is the subject ofan arbitration agreement between the claimants it is empowered todirect that the issue be determined in accordance with that agree-ment. However, the court shall not give such a direction where it
34finds that the agreement is null and void, inoperative or incapable of
being performed.
Interest
Section 18 deals in some detail with the question of interest in
relation to an arbitral award. It is open to the parties to agree on thepowers which the arbitral tribunal is to have in relation to this mat-ter. Absent such agreement, the section specifies the powers whichthe tribunal has to award interest and makes it clear that the tribunalmay grant interest on any amount awarded by it in respect of anyperiod up to the date of the award.
Security for costs
Section 19 deals with the power of the arbitral tribunal to order
security for costs.
Specific performance
Section 20 provides that an arbitral tribunal shall, unless otherwise
agreed by the parties, have the power to make an award requiringthe specific performance of a contract (other than a contract for thesale of land).
Recoverability of costs, fees and expenses of tribunal
Section 21 enables the parties to an arbitration agreement to make
such provision in relation to the costs of the arbitration as they seefit. Failing such agreement, the arbitral tribunal has full discretion in
relation to this matter. In the case of an arbitration other than aninternational commercial arbitration there is the possibility for thecosts of the arbitration to be taxed either by a Taxing Master of theHigh Court or a County Registrar. The Section also specifies thatany term in an arbitration agreement to which one of the parties isa consumer, and which provides that each party is to bear his or herown costs, is deemed to be an unfair term for the purposes of theEuropean Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts)Regulations 1995 and 2000.
Restriction on liability of arbitrators etc.
Section 22 makes it clear that an arbitrator shall not be liable in
any proceedings for anything done or omitted in the discharge orpurported discharge of his or her functions as arbitrator. Similar pro-visions apply in relation to institutions or persons involved in theappointment or nomination of an arbitrator.
Effect of award
Section 23 provides for an award made by an arbitral tribunal to
be enforceable in the State either by action or, by leave of the HighCourt, in the same manner as a judgment or order of that Court andfor that award to be binding on the parties between whom it wasmade. It is made clear that nothing in the section affects the recognit-ion or enforcement of an award under the Geneva Convention, theNew York Convention or the Washington Convention. The sectionalso disapplies the recognition and enforcement provisions ofArticles 35 and 36 of the Model Law in relation to awards made inarbitral proceedings which take place in the State.
New York Convention, Geneva Convention and Geneva Protocol
Section 24 contains the limited number of provisions which are
necessary to give effect to Ireland ’s international obligations under
the above-named agreements. These matters were previously pro-vided for in the Arbitration Act 1954 and the Arbitration Act 1980.Non-application of provisions of Act to Washington Convention, save
in certain circumstances
Section 25 contains the provisions necessary to give effect to
Ireland ’s international obligations under the above-named Conven-
tion. Equivalent provisions were previously contained in the Arbi-tration Act 1980.
Survival of agreement and authority of arbitral tribunal in event of
death
Section 26 provides for the survival of the arbitration agreement
and for the non-revocation of the authority of the arbitral tribunalin the event of the death of any relevant party —either the party to
the agreement or the party appointing the tribunal.
Provisions in event of bankruptcy
Section 27 is intended to protect the efficacy of the arbitration
agreement in the event of one of the parties to the agreement beingadjudicated bankrupt.
Full applicability to State parties
Section 28 makes it clear that the Act applies to an arbitration
under an arbitration agreement to which a State authority is a party.
Application of Act to other arbitrations
Section 29 is a general provision which is intended to ensure that
this Act, other than certain excluded provisions, applies to arbi-trations under any other enactment except in so far that its appli-cation is incompatible with the enactment concerned.
Exclusion of certain arbitrations
Section 30 is an exclusionary provision which deals with arbi-
trations arising in the industrial relations area. It also makes specialprovision in respect of property arbitrations.
Arbitration agreements and small claims, etc.
Section 31 provides that, in the normal course, a consumer will not
be bound by an arbitration agreement where the disputed claim doesnot exceed €5,000. Clarification is provided that the section will not
impact on arrangements whereby amateur sportspersons agree tosubmit to arbitration in the event of a dispute arising out of theirparticipation in a particular sport.
PART 3 of Act
REFERENCE TO ARBITRATION WHERE PROCEEDINGS
PENDING BEFORE COURT
Power of High Court and Circuit Court to adjourn proceedings to
facilitate arbitration
Section 32 enables both the High Court and the Circuit Court to
adjourn civil proceedings, with the consent of the parties, where itappears that the matter in dispute might appropriately be determinedby arbitration.
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 contains the text of the Model Law. Schedule 2 contains
the text of the New York Convention. Schedule 3 contains the text
of the Washington Convention. Schedule 4 contains the text of the
56Geneva Convention. Schedule 5 contains the text of the Geneva Pro-
tocol. Schedule 6 contains details of the enactments amended by
this Act.
Financial implications
The Bill has no significant financial implications for the
Exchequer.
An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí
Feabhra, 2010.
Wt. —. 546. 4/10. Cahill. (X55943). Gr. 30-15.