Singapore legislation
Section 28
Section 28
General powers exercisable by arbitral tribunal
(1)
The parties may agree on the powers which may be exercised by the arbitral tribunal for the purposes of and in relation to the arbitral proceedings.
(2)
Without affecting the powers conferred on the arbitral tribunal by the parties under subsection (1), the tribunal has powers to make orders or give directions to any party for —
security for costs;
discovery of documents and interrogatories;
giving of evidence by affidavit;
a party or witness to be examined on oath or affirmation, and may for that purpose administer any necessary oath or take any necessary affirmation;
the preservation and interim custody of any evidence for the purposes of the proceedings;
samples to be taken from, or any observation to be made of or experiment conducted upon, any property which is or forms part of the subject matter of the dispute; and
the preservation, interim custody or sale of any property which is or forms part of the subject matter of the dispute.
(3)
The power of the arbitral tribunal to order a claimant to provide security for costs as mentioned in subsection (2)(a) must not be exercised by reason only that the claimant is —
an individual ordinarily resident outside Singapore; or
a corporation or an association incorporated or formed under the law of a country outside Singapore, or whose central management and control is exercised outside Singapore.
(4)
All orders or directions made or given by an arbitral tribunal in the course of an arbitration are, by leave of the Court, enforceable in the same manner as if they were orders made by the Court and, where leave is so given, judgment may be entered in terms of the order or direction.