Section 8C Recognition and enforcement of arbitration awardsF1

An award made in pursuance of Article 188(2)(a) of the Convention (disputes concerning interpretation or application of contracts)—

(a)

is to be treated for the purposes of Part 3 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (recognition and enforcement of certain foreign awards) as a New York Convention award, and

(b)

is to be treated for the purposes of sections 18 to 22 of the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 (which make similar provision for Scotland) as a Convention award,

whether or not (in either case) it would be so treated apart from this section.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 8A-8C inserted (14.7.2014) by Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 (c. 15), s. 2(3), Sch. para. 9

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Act title omitted (14.7.2014) by virtue of Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 (c. 15), s. 2(3), Sch. para. 16(2)