International Arbitration Act 1994 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · International Commercial Arbitration
15. Law of arbitration other than Model Law
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If the parties to an arbitration agreement (whether made before or after 1 November 2001) have expressly agreed either —
arbitration agreement
“arbitration agreement” means an arbitration agreement mentioned in section 2A;
that the Model Law or this Part is not to apply to the arbitration; or
that the Arbitration Act 2001 or the repealed Arbitration Act (Cap. 10, 1985 Revised Edition) is to apply to the arbitration,then, both the Model Law and this Part do not apply to that arbitration but the Arbitration Act 2001 or the repealed Arbitration Act (Cap. 10, 1985 Revised Edition) (if applicable) applies to that arbitration.
To avoid doubt, a provision in an arbitration agreement referring to or adopting any rules of arbitration is not of itself sufficient to exclude the application of the Model Law or this Part to the arbitration concerned.
Model Law
“Model Law” means the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 21 June 1985, the text in English of which is set out in the First Schedule;