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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

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Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (1996) is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Section - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title, Extent and Commencement
Chapter1 - - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part1 - Arbitration
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Receipt of Written Communications.
Section4 - Waiver of Right to Object
Section5 - Extent of Judicial Intervention
Section6 - Administrative Assistance
Chapter2 - Arbitration Agreement
Section7 - Arbitration Agreement
Section8 - Power to Refer Parties to Arbitration Where there is an Arbitration Agreement
Section9 - Interim Measures Etc. by Court
Chapter3 - Composition of Arbitral Tribunal
Section10 - Number of Arbitrators
Section11 - Appointment of Arbitrators
Section12 - Grounds for Challenge
Section13 - Challenge Procedure
Section14 - Failure or Impossibility to Act
Section15 - Termination of Mandate and Substitution of Arbitrator
Chapter4 - Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunals
Section16 - Competence of Arbitral Tribunal to Rule on Its Jurisdiction
Section17 - Interim Measures Ordered by Arbitral Tribunal
Chapter5 - Conduct of Arbitral Proceedings
Section18 - Equal Treatment of Parties
Section19 - Determination of Rules of Procedure
Section20 - Place of Arbitration
Section21 - Commencement of Arbitral Proceedings
Section22 - Language
Section23 - Statements of Claim and Defence
Section24 - Hearings and Written Proceedings
Section25 - Default of a Party
Section26 - Expert Appointed by Arbitral Tribunal
Section27 - Court Assistance in Taking Evidence
Chapter6 - Making of Arbitral Award and Termination of Proceedings
Section28 - Rules Applicable to Substance of Dispute
Section29 - Decision Making by Panel of Arbitrators
Section30 - Settlement
Section31 - Form and Contents of Arbitral Award
Section32 - Termination of Proceedings
Section33 - Correction and Interpretation of Award; Additional Award
Chapter7 - Recourse Against Arbitral Award
Section34 - Application for Setting Aside Arbitral Award
Chapter8 - Finality and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
Section35 - Finality of Arbitral Awards
Section36 - Enforcement
Chapter9 - Appeals
Section37 - Appealable Orders
Chapter10 - Miscellaneous
Part2 - - ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN FOREIGN AWARDS
Section38 - Deposits
Section39 - Lien on Arbitral Award and Deposits as to Costs
Section40 - Arbitration Agreement Not to Be Discharged by Death of Party Thereto
Section41 - Provisions in Case of Insolvency
Section42 - Jurisdiction
Section43 - Limitations
PartII - Enforcement of Certain Foreign Awards
ChapterI - New York Convention Awards
Section44 - Definition
Section45 - Power of Judicial Authority to Refer Parties to Arbitration
Section46 - When Foreign Award Binding
Section47 - Evidence
Section48 - Conditions for Enforcement of Foreign Awards
Section49 - Enforcement of Foreign Awards
Section50 - Appealable Orders
Section51 - Saving
Chapter - Geneva Convention Awards
Part3 - - CONCILIATION
Section53 - Interpretation
Section54 - Power of Judicial Authority to Refer Parties to Arbitration
Section55 - Foreign Awards when Binding
Section56 - Evidence
Section57 - Conditions for Enforcement of Foreign Awards
Section58 - Enforcement of Foreign Awards
Section59 - Appealable Orders
Section60 - Saving
Section61 - Application and Scope
Section62 - Commencement of Conciliation Proceedings
Section63 - Number of Conciliators
Section64 - Appointment of Conciliators
Section65 - Submission of Statements to Conciliator
Section66 - Conciliator Not Bound by Certain Enactments
Section67 - Role of Conciliator
Section68 - Administrative Assistance
Section69 - Communication Between Conciliator and Parties
Section70 - Disclosure of Information
Section71 - Co-operation of Parties with Conciliator
Section72 - Suggestions by Parties for Settlement of Dispute
Section73 - Settlement Agreement
Section74 - Status and Effect of Settlement Agreement
Section75 - Confidentiality
Section76 - Termination of Conciliation Proceedings
Section77 - Resort to Arbitral or Judicial Proceedings
Section78 - Costs
Section79 - Deposits
Section80 - Role of Conciliator in Other Proceedings
Section81 - Admissibility of Evidence in Other Proceedings
Part4 - Supplementary Provisions
Section82 - Power of High Court to Make Rules
Section83 - Removal of Difficulties
Section84 - Power to Make Rules
Section85 - Repeal and Savings
Section86 - Repeal of Ordinance 27 of 1996 and Saving
ArticleIX - 1. This Convention shall be upon for accession toall States referred to in article VIII.
Article7 - applies to such denunciation.
Article9 - hereof applied to such denunciation.
Section - The Appointment of Arbitrators by the Chief Justice of India Scheme, 1996
Schedule1 - The First Schedule
Schedule2 - The Second Schedule
Schedule3 - The Third Schedule

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