Section 8
Authorities specified for purposes of Article 6 of Model Law
of International Arbitration Act 1994
(1)
The General Division of the High Court in Singapore is to be taken to have been specified in Article 6 of the Model Law as courts competent to perform the functions referred to in that Article except for Article 11(3) and (4) of the Model Law.
(2)
The president of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre is to 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 or she thinks fit, by notification in the Gazette, appoint any other person to exercise the powers of the president of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre under subsection (2).