Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill

Clause 12

Repeal and re-enactment of section 15

Section 15 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Law of arbitration other than Model Law15.—

(1)

If the parties to an arbitration agreement (whether made before or after the date of commencement of the International Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2001) have expressly agreed either —

(a)

that the Model Law or this Part shall not apply to the arbitration; or

(b)

that the Arbitration Act 2001 or the repealed Arbitration Act (Cap. 10) shall apply to the arbitration,then, both the Model Law and this Part shall not apply to that arbitration but the Arbitration Act 2001 or the repealed Arbitration Act (if applicable) shall apply to that arbitration.(2) For the avoidance of doubt, a provision in an arbitration agreement referring to or adopting any rules of an arbitral institution shall not of itself be sufficient to exclude the application of the Model Law or this Part to the arbitration concerned.”.

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