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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/arbitration-act-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/arbitration-act-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/23",
  "legislation_title": "Arbitration Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/arbitration-act-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to restate and improve the law relating to arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement; to make other provision relating to arbitration and arbitration awards; and for connected purposes.\n[17th June 1996]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act modified (11.11.1999) by 1999 c. 31, s. 8(1)(2) (with application as mentioned in s. 10(2)(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act excluded (31.1.1997) by 1966 c. 41, s. 3 (as substituted by 1996 c. 23, s. 107(1), Sch. 3 para. 24 (with s. 81(2)); S.I. 1996/3146, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in art. 4, Sch. 2)Act excluded (1.8.1998) by 1992 c. 52, s. 212A(6) (as inserted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 7; S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1Act excluded (N.I.) (1.3.1999) by S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21), art. 89(6); S.R. 1999/81, art. 3Act excluded (31.3.2002) by The Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/457), regs. 2, 9(b), 10(1)(b)(4)(b), 11(2), 33(5)(b)(iii), Sch. 1 para. 34Act excluded (31.3.2002) by The Dairy Produce Quotas (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/897), regs. 2, 9(b), 10(1)(b)(4)(b), 11(2), 33(5)(b)(iii), Sch. 1 para. 34"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Power to apply conferred (11.9.1996 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.5.1998) by 1996 c. 53, s. 108(6); S.I. 1996/2352, art. 2(2); S. I. 1998/650, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act applied (E.) (4.7.2002) by Vehicular Access Across Common and Other Land (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1711), regs. 1, 12(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act applied (W.) (9.2.2004) by The Vehicular Access Across Common and Other Land (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/248), regs. 1, 12(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act excluded (31.3.2005) by The Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/465), regs. 10(2), 11, 12(3), 39(4), Sch. 1 para. 34"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act excluded (W.) (31.3.2005) by The Dairy Produce Quotas (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/537), regs. 10(2), 11, 12(3), 39(4), Sch. 1 para. 34"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act applied (W.) (13.1.2006) by The Tir Cynnal (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/41), reg. 13(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Act applied (E.W.) (10.11.2008) by The Land Registration Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/1417), rule 194A(4)(b) (as inserted by The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/1919), rule 4(1), Sch. 1 para. 61)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Act applied (E.W.) (10.11.2008) by The Land Registration Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/1417), rule 194C(3)(b) (as inserted by The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/1919), rule 4(1), Sch. 1 para. 61)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C11",
      "text": "Act: functions transferred (N.I.) (12.4.2010) by virtue of The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 15(1), Sch. 17 para. 13 (with arts. 28-31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C12",
      "text": "Act applied (N.I.) (14.2.2016) by The Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc. and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/5), reg. 28(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C13",
      "text": "Act applied (10.8.2016) by The York Potash Harbour Facilities Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/772), Sch. 10 para. 21(7) (with arts. 35, 36)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C14",
      "text": "Act applied (20.5.2018) by The Motorcycles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/235), Sch. 1 para. 13(2)(a) (with reg. 1(c), Sch. 1 paras. 16, 17)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C15",
      "text": "Act applied (20.5.2018) by The Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/236), Sch. 1 para. 13(2)(a) (with reg. 1(c), Sch. 1 paras. 16, 17)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C16",
      "text": "Act applied (21.9.2018) by The Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval and Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/764), Sch. 1 para. 13(2)(a) (with reg. 1(c))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C17",
      "text": "Act applied (1.9.2020) by The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/818), reg. 1(b), Sch. 4 para. 13(2)(a) (with Sch. 4 paras. 16, 17)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C18",
      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (22.4.2022) by The East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/433), art. 1(2), Sch. 15 paras. 4, 5 (with arts. 40, 41)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C19",
      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (22.4.2022) by The East Anglia ONE North Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/432), art. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 4(1) (with arts. 40, 41)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C20",
      "text": "Act applied (E.W.) (30.6.2022) by The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1467), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 7(2)(a) (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C21",
      "text": "Act applied (24.11.2023) by The Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1168), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 7(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C22",
      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (15.2.2025) by The West Burton Solar Project Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/116), art. 1, Sch. 14 para. 5 (with art. 47, Sch. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This Act extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland; for exceptions see s.108"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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