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International Arbitration Act 1974

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C2018C00439 C13

26 October 2018 - 17 February 2022

Table of contents

Part I—Preliminary
Part II—Enforcement of foreign arbitration agreements and awards
Part III—International Commercial Arbitration
Part IV—Application of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States
Part V—General matters
- 39 Matters to which court must have regard
- 40 Regulations
Schedule 1—United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Schedule 2—UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (As adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 21 June 1985, and as amended by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 7 July 2006)
Schedule 3—Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States
Endnotes