International Arbitration Act, 2017 (Act No. 15 of 2017)
Notice No. 1454 of 2017
Act
Chapter 1 : General Provisions
1. Definitions
2. Interpretation
3. Objects of Act
4. Exclusion of Act 42 of 1965
5. Act binds public bodies
Chapter 2 : International Commercial Arbitration
6. Model Law to have force of law
7. Matters subject to international commercial arbitration
8. Interpretation of Model Law
9. Immunity of arbitratiors and arbitral institutions
10. Consolidation of arbitral proceedings and concurrent hearings
11. Confidentiality of arbitral proceedings
12. Right to conciliation process
13. Application of UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules
Chapter 3 : Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements and Foreign Arbital Awards
14. Definitions
15. Determination of juridical seat of arbitration
16. Recognition and enforcement of arbitration agreements and foreign arbitral awards
17. Evidence to be produced by party seeking recognition or enforcement
18. Refusal of recognition or enforcement
19. Savings
Chapter 4 : Transitional and Other Provisions
20. Transitional provisions
21. Repeal or amendment of laws
22. Short title and commencement
Schedules
Schedule 1 : Uncitral Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
Chapter I : General provisions
Chapter II : Arbitration agreement
Chapter III : Composition of Arbitral Tribunal
Chapter IV : Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunal
Chapter IVA : Interim Measures
Chapter V : Conduct of Arbitral Proceedings
Chapter VI : Making of Award and Termination of Proceedings
Chapter VII : Recourse against Award
Chapter VIII : Recognition and Enforcement of Awards
Schedule 2 : Uncitral Conciliation Rules
Schedule 3 : Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Schedule 4 : Laws Repealed or Amended