Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the International Arbitration Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the words “permanent arbitral institution” in the definition of “arbitral tribunal” in subsection (1), the words “, and includes an emergency arbitrator appointed pursuant to the rules of arbitration agreed to or adopted by the parties including the rules of arbitration of an institution or organisation”;
by deleting the definition of “arbitration agreement” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:“ “arbitration agreement” means an arbitration agreement referred to in section 2A;”;
by deleting the definitions of “data messages” and “electronic communications” in subsection (1); and
by deleting subsections (3) and (4).