Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 12

Section 12(1) of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (h); and

(b)

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (i) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(j)enforcing any obligation of confidentiality —

(i)

that the parties to an arbitration agreement have agreed to in writing, whether in the arbitration agreement or in any other document;

(ii)

under any written law or rule of law; or

(iii)

under the rules of arbitration (including the rules of arbitration of an institution or organisation) agreed to or adopted by the parties.”.