Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 8

Section 8 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(2) The Chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre shall be taken to have been specified as the authority competent to perform the functions under Article 11(3) and (4) of the Model Law.(3) The Chief Justice may, if he thinks fit, by notification published in the Gazette, appoint any other person to exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre under subsection (2).”.