International Arbitration Act 1994

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This Act is the International Arbitration Act 1994.

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International Arbitration Act 1994

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About this Act

Enacted: 1994
Current version: 2020 Revised Edition
Last change: 9 Mar 2025

Changes to this Act

8 changes in all

an amending law of 20202020
an amending law of 20192019
an amending law of 20162016
an amending law of 20122012
an amending law of 20092009

Judgments that cite this Act

353 in all

An arbitral award stood; the sellers had not shown a breach of natural justice SummaryLee Boon Khim and others v Entech Global Solutions Pte Ltd · [2026] SGHC 141
An arbitration ended because it could not continue was not set aside as unfair SummaryDRL v DRK · [2026] SGHC 32
Referring to a document in an affidavit suggests control, but a party can explain SummaryThe Roe Corp and others v Berhero Pty Ltd (trading as Acuity Funding) · [2026] SGHC 201

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Singapore Statutes Online · International Arbitration Act 1994, 2020 Revised Edition. Reader record updated on 7 Oct 2026.

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Part 2

International Commercial Arbitration

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Part 2A

Arbitrations Relating to Intellectual Property Rights

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Part 3

Foreign Awards

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Part 4

General

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Schedules

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