Paragraph 1 I1

England and Wales

Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 has effect in relation to arbitrations under this Act as if the following were omitted—

(a)

in section 14 (commencement of arbitral proceedings), subsections (1) and (2);

(b)

in section 15 (arbitral tribunal), in subsection (1), the words “or umpire”;

(c)

sections 16 to 19 (appointment of arbitrators);

(d)

in section 20 (chairman), subsections (1) and (2);

(e)

section 21 (umpire);

(f)

in section 22 (decision-making where no chairman or umpire), subsection (1);

(g)

in section 23 (revocation of the arbitrator’s authority), subsections (1), (2), (3)(a), (4) and (5)(a);

(h)

in section 25 (resignation of arbitrator), subsections (1) and (2);

(i)

in section 27 (filling of vacancy), subsections (1) to (3);

(j)

in section 30 (competence of tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction), in subsection (1), the words “Unless otherwise agreed by the parties”;

(k)

in section 37 (power to appoint experts, legal advisers or assessors), in subsection (1), the words “Unless otherwise agreed by the parties”;

(l)

in section 38 (general powers exercisable by the tribunal), subsections (1) to (4);

(m)

in section 39 (power to make provisional awards), in subsection (2)(a), the words “or the disposition of property”;

(n)

in section 48 (remedies), subsections (1), (2) and (5)(b) and (c);

(o)

in section 49 (interest), subsections (1) to (3), (5) and (6);

(p)

in section 51 (settlement)—

(i)

in subsection (1), the words “unless otherwise agreed by the parties”; and

(ii)

in subsection (2), the words “if so requested by the parties and not objected to by the tribunal”;

(q)

in section 52 (form of award), subsections (1) and (2);

(r)

in section 58 (effect of award), in subsection (1), the words “Unless otherwise agreed by the parties”;

(s)

in section 68 (challenging the award: serious irregularity), in subsection (2)(e), the words “vested by the parties”.

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