Paragraph 62.11 Scope of this Section

(1)

This Section of this Part contains rules about arbitration claims to which the old law applies.

(2)

In this Section—

(a)

“the old law” means the enactments specified in Schedules 3 and 4 of the 1996 Act as they were in force before their amendment or repeal by that Act; and

(b)

“arbitration claim” means any application to the court under the old law and includes an appeal (or application for permission to appeal) to the High Court under section 1(2) of the 1979 Act^f1.

(3)

This Section does not apply to—

(a)

a claim to which Section III of this Part applies; or

(b)

a claim on the award.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1979 c. 42; repealed by the Arbitration Act 1996 (c. 23), section 107(2) and Schedule 4 but continues to apply to claims commenced before 31st January 1997 by virtue of the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.