ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996

 

 

SECTION                  

PRELIMINARY

 

1.         Short title, extent and commencement

 

PART I

ARBITRATION

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

2.         Definitions

3.         Receipt of written communications

4.         Waiver of right to object           

5.         Extent of judicial intervention

6.         Administrative assistance

 

ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

 

7.         Arbitration agreement   

8.         Power to refer parties to arbitration where there is an arbitra­tion agreement

9.         Interim measures, etc., by Court

 

COMPOSITION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL

 

10.        Number of arbitrators

11.        Appointment of arbitrators

12.        Grounds for challenge

13.        Challenge procedure

14.        Failure or impossibility to act

15.        Termination of mandate and substitution of arbitrator

 

JURISDICTION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNALS

 

16.        Competence of arbitral Tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction

17.        Interim measures ordered by arbitral Tribunal

 

CONDUCT OF ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS

 

18.        Equal treatment of parties

19.        Determination of rules of procedure

20.        Place of arbitration

21.        Commencement of arbitral proceedings

22.        Language

23.        Statements of claim and defence

24.        Hearings and written proceedings

25.        Default of a party

26.        Expert appointed by arbitral. Tribunal

27.        Court assistance in taking evidence

           

MAKING OF ARBITRAL AWARD AND TERMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS

 

28.        Rules applicable to substance of dispute

29.        Decision‑making by panel of arbitrators

30.        Settlement

31.        Form and contents of arbitral award

32.        Termination of proceedings

33.        Correction and interpretation of award; additional award

 

RECOURSE AGAINST ARBITRAL AWARD

 

34.        Application for setting aside arbitral award

 

FINALITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS

 

35.        Finality of arbitral awards

36.        Enforcement

APPEALS

 

37.        Appeal able orders

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

38.        Deposits

39.        Lien on arbitral award and deposits as to costs

40.        Arbitration agreement not to be discharged by death of party thereto

41.        Provisions in case of insolvency

42.        Jurisdiction

43.        Limitations

                       

PART II

ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN FOREIGN AWARDS

                       

NEW YORK CONVENTION AWARDS

 

44.        Definition

45.        Power of judicial authority to refer parties to arbitration

46.        When foreign award binding

47.        Evidence

48.        Condition for enforcement of foreign awards

49.        Enforcement of foreign awards

50.        Appeal able orders

51.        Saving

52.        Chapter II not to apply

 

GENEVA CONVENTION AWARDS

 

53.        Interpretation

54.        Power of judicial authority to refer parties to arbitration

55.        Foreign awards when binding

56.        Evidence

57.        Conditions for enforcement of foreign awards

58.        Enforcement of foreign awards

59.        Appeal able orders

60.        Saving

                       

PART III

CONCILIATION

 

61.        Application and scope

62.        Commencement of conciliation proceedings

63.        Number of conciliators

64.        Appointment of conciliators

65.        Submission of statements to conciliator

66.        Conciliator not bound by certain enactments

67.        Role of conciliator

68.        Administrative assistance

69.        Communication between conciliator and parties

70.        Disclosure of information

71.        Co‑operation of parties with conciliator

72.        Suggestions by parties for settlement of dispute

73.        Settlement agreement

74.        Status and effect of settlement agreement

75.        Confidentiality

76.        Termination of conciliation proceedings

77.        Resort to arbitral. or judicial proceedings

78.        Costs

79.        Deposits

80.        Role of conciliator in other proceedings

81.        Admissibility of evidence in other proceedings

                       

PART IV

SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

 

82.        Power of High Court to make rules

83.        Removal of difficulties

84.        Power to make rules

85.        Repeal and savings

86.        Repeal and saving

 

FIRST SCHEDULE

SECOND SCHEDULE

THIRD SCHEDULE