# Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010, Section 5: Separability


(1) An arbitration agreement which forms (or was intended to form) part only of an agreement is to be treated as a distinct agreement.
(2) An arbitration agreement is not void, voidable or otherwise unenforceable only because the agreement of which it forms part is void, voidable or otherwise unenforceable.
(3) A dispute about the validity of an agreement which includes an arbitration agreement may be arbitrated in accordance with that arbitration agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/1/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arbitration-scotland-act-2010/section-5
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