Paragraph 62.1 Scope of this Part and interpretation

(1)

This Part contains rules about arbitration claims.

(2)

In this Part—

(a)

“the 1950 Act” means the Arbitration Act 1950^f1;

(b)

“the 1975 Act” means the Arbitration Act 1975^f2;

(c)

“the 1979 Act” means the Arbitration Act 1979^f3;

(d)

“the 1996 Act” means the Arbitration Act 1996^f4;

(e)

references to—

(i)

the 1996 Act; or

(ii)

any particular section of that Act

include references to that Act or to the particular section of that Act as applied with modifications by the ACAS Arbitration Scheme (England and Wales) Order 2001^f5; and

(f)

“arbitration claim form” means a claim form in the form set out in the practice direction.

(3)

Part 58 (Commercial Court) applies to arbitration claims in the Commercial Court, Part 59 (Mercantile Court) applies to arbitration claims in the Mercantile Court and Part 60 (Technology and Construction Court claims) applies to arbitration claims in the Technology and Construction Court, except where this Part provides otherwise.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1950 c. 27.
f2: 1975 c. 3; repealed by the Arbitration Act 1996 (c. 23), section 107(2) and Schedule 4 but continues to apply to claims commenced before 31st January 1997 by virtue of the Arbitration Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3146), article 4 and Schedule 2.
f3: 1979 c. 42; repealed by the Arbitration Act 1996 (c. 23), section 107(2) and Schedule 4 but continues to apply to claims commenced before 31st January 1997 by virtue of the Arbitration Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/3146), article 4 and Schedule 2.
f4: 1996 c. 23.
f5: S.I. 2001/1185.