# Arbitration Act 2025, Section 14: Requirements to be met for court to consider applications

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) The Arbitration Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 32 (determination by court of preliminary point of jurisdiction)—
(a) in subsection (2)(b), omit the words from “and the court” to the end;
(b) omit subsection (3);
(c) in subsection (5), for “the conditions specified in subsection (2) are” substitute “either condition specified in subsection (2) is”.
(3) In section 45 (determination by court of preliminary point of law)—
(a) in subsection (2)(b), omit the words from “and the court” to the end;
(b) in subsection (3), omit the words from “and, unless” to the end;
(c) in subsection (5), for “the conditions specified in subsection (2) are” substitute “either condition specified in subsection (2) is”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/4/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arbitration-act-2025/section-14
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