# The ACAS Arbitration Scheme (England and Wales) Order 2001, Paragraph 17: Waiver of jurisdictional issues


Accordingly, when agreeing to refer a dispute to arbitration under the Scheme, both parties will be taken to have accepted as a condition of the Scheme that no jurisdictional issue is in dispute between them. The arbitrator will not therefore deal with such issues during the arbitration process, even if they are raised by the parties, and the parties will be taken to have waived any rights in that regard.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1185/schedule/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/acas-arbitration-scheme-england-and-wales-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-17
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