1982 Ed.]
Arbitration
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CHAPTER 341
ARBITRATION
To make provision for arbitration in respect of civil matters.
1.
[5 July 1963.]
PART I
CITATION AND INTERPRETATION
This Ordinance may be cited as the Arbitration Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "arbitration agreement" means an agreement in writing (including an agreement contained in an exchange of letters or telegrams) to submit to arbitration present or future differences capable of settlement by arbitration whether an arbitrator is named therein or not; (Replaced, 85 of 1975, s. 2)
"Convention award" means an award to which Part IV applies, namely, an award made in pursuance of an arbitration agreement in a State or territory, other than Hong Kong, which is a party to the New York Convention; (Added, 85 of 1975, s. 2)
"Court" means the High Court; (Amended, 92 of 1975, s. 59)
"foreign award" means an award to which Part III applies;
"the New York Convention" means the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards adopted
by the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration on 10 June 1958 the text of which is set out
in the Third Schedule. (Added, 85 of 1975, s. 2)
Originally 22 of 1963.
85 of 1975. 92 of 1975. 10 of 1982.
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Short title.
Interpretation. 1975 c. 3, s. 7(1).
Third Schedule.
PART IA
GENERAL
2A. (1) In any case where an arbitration agreement provides for the appointment of a conciliator by a person who is not one of the parties and that person refuses to make the appointment or does not make it within the time specified in the agreement or, if no time is so specified, within a reasonable time not exceeding 2 months of being informed of the existence of the dispute, any party to the agreement may serve the person in question with a written notice to appoint a conciliator (and shall forthwith serve a copy of the notice on the other parties to the agreement) and if the appointment is not made within 7 clear days after service of the notice the Court or a judge thereof may, on the application of any party to the agreement,
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Appointment of conciliator.