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新加坡仲裁法英文

ARBITRATIONACT

（CHAPTER10）

（OriginalEnactment:

Act37of2001）

REVISEDEDITION2002

（31stJuly2002）

AnActtoprovidefortheconductofarbitration.

[1stMarch2002]

PARTI

PRELIMINARY

Shorttitle

1.  ThisActmaybecitedastheArbitrationAct.

Interpretation

2.

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（1）  InthisAct,unlessthecontextotherwiserequires —

“appointingauthority”meanstheappointingauthoritydesignatedundersection 13（8）or（9）;

“arbitraltribunal”meansasolearbitratororapanelofarbitratorsoranarbitralinstitution,andincludesanemergencyarbitratorappointedpursuanttotherulesofarbitrationagreedtooradoptedbythepartiesincludingtherulesofarbitrationofaninstitutionororganisation;

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“arbitrationagreement”meansanarbitrationagreementreferredtoinsection4;

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“award”meansadecisionofthearbitraltribunalonthesubstanceofthedisputeandincludesanyinterim,interlocutoryorpartialawardbutexcludesanyorderordirectionmadeundersection 28;

“Court”meanstheHighCourtinSingapore;

“court”,forthepurposesofsections 6,7,8,11

（1）,55,56and57,meanstheHighCourt,DistrictCourt,Magistrate’sCourtoranyothercourtinwhichtheproceedingsreferredtointhosesectionsareinstitutedorheard;

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“party”meansapartytoanarbitrationagreementor,inanycasewhereanarbitrationdoesnotinvolveallofthepartiestothearbitrationagreement,meansapartytothearbitration*;

*  See section 9oftheContracts（RightsofThirdParties）Act（Cap.53B）onthirdpartieswhoaretreatedaspartiestoanarbitrationagreement.

“theplaceofthearbitration”meansthejuridicalseatofthearbitrationdesignatedby —

（a）

thepartiestothearbitrationagreement;

（b）

anyarbitralorotherinstitutionorpersonauthorisedbythepartiesforthatpurpose;or

（c）

thearbitraltribunalasauthorisedbytheparties,

ordetermined,intheabsenceofsuchdesignation,havingregardtothearbitrationagreementandalltherelevantcircumstances.

（2）  WhereanyprovisioninthisActallowsthepartiestodetermineanyissue,thepartiesmayauthoriseathirdparty,includinganarbitralinstitution,tomakethatdetermination.

（3）  WhereanyprovisioninthisActreferstothefactthatthepartieshaveagreedorthattheymayagreeorinanyotherwayreferstoanagreementoftheparties,suchagreementincludesanyarbitrationrulesincorporatedinthatagreement.

（4）  WhereanyprovisioninthisActreferstoaclaim,itshallalsoapplytoacross-claimorcounter-claim,andwheresuchprovisionreferstoadefence,itshallalsoapplytoadefencetosuchcross-claimorcounter-claim.

ApplicationofthisAct

3.  ThisActshallapplytoanyarbitrationwheretheplaceofarbitrationisSingaporeandwherePart IIoftheInternationalArbitrationAct（Cap.143A）doesnotapplytothatarbitration.

PARTII

ARBITRATIONAGREEMENT

Definitionandformofarbitrationagreement

4.

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（1）  InthisAct,“arbitrationagreement”meansanagreementbythepartiestosubmittoarbitrationallorcertaindisputeswhichhavearisenorwhichmayarisebetweentheminrespectofadefinedlegalrelationship,whethercontractualornot.

（2）  Anarbitrationagreementmaybeintheformofanarbitrationclauseinacontractorintheformofaseparateagreement.

（3）  Anarbitrationagreementshallbeinwriting.

（4）  Anarbitrationagreementisinwritingifitscontentisrecordedinanyform,whetherornotthearbitrationagreementorcontracthasbeenconcludedorally,byconductorbyothermeans.

（5）  Therequirementthatanarbitrationagreementshallbeinwritingissatisfiedbyanelectroniccommunicationiftheinformationcontainedthereinisaccessiblesoastobeuseableforsubsequentreference.

（6）  Whereinanyarbitralorlegalproceedings,apartyassertstheexistenceofanarbitrationagreementinapleading,statementofcaseoranyotherdocumentincircumstancesinwhichtheassertioncallsforareplyandtheassertionisnotdenied,thereshallbedeemedtobeaneffectivearbitrationagreementasbetweenthepartiestotheproceedings.

（7）  Areferenceinacontracttoanydocumentcontaininganarbitrationclauseshallconstituteanarbitrationagreementinwritingifthereferenceissuchastomakethatclausepartofthecontract.

（8）  Areferenceinabillofladingtoacharterpartyorotherdocumentcontaininganarbitrationclauseshallconstituteanarbitrationagreementinwritingifthereferenceissuchastomakethatclausepartofthebilloflading.

（9）  Inthissection —

“datamessage”meansinformationgenerated,sent,receivedorstoredbyelectronic,magnetic,opticalorsimilarmeans,including,butnotlimitedto,electronicdatainterchange（EDI）,electronicmail,telegram,telexortelecopy;

“electroniccommunication”meansanycommunicationthatthepartiesmakebymeansofdatamessages.

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Arbitrationagreementnottobedischargedbydeathofparty

5.

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（1）  Anarbitrationagreementshallnotbedischargedbythedeathofanypartytotheagreementbutshallcontinuetobeenforceablebyoragainstthepersonalrepresentativeofthedeceasedparty.

（2）  Theauthorityofanarbitratorshallnotberevokedbythedeathofanypartybywhomhewasappointed.

（3）  Nothinginthissectionshallbetakentoaffecttheoperationofanywrittenlaworruleoflawbyvirtueofwhichanyrightofactionisextinguishedbythedeathofaperson.

PARTIII

STAYOFLEGALPROCEEDINGS

Stayoflegalproceedings

6.

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（1）  Whereanypartytoanarbitrationagreementinstitutesanyproceedingsinanycourtagainstanyotherpartytotheagreementinrespectofanymatterwhichisthesubjectoftheagreement,anypartytotheagreementmay,atanytimeafterappearanceandbeforedeliveringanypleadingortakinganyotherstepintheproceedings,applytothatcourttostaytheproceedingssofarastheproceedingsrelatetothatmatter.

（2）  Thecourttowhichanapplicationhasbeenmadeinaccordancewithsubsection 

（1）may,ifthecourtissatisfiedthat —

（a）

thereisnosufficientreasonwhythemattershouldnotbereferredinaccordancewiththearbitrationagreement;and

（b）

theapplicantwas,atthetimewhentheproceedingswerecommenced,andstillremains,readyandwillingtodoallthingsnecessarytotheproperconductofthearbitration,

makeanorder,uponsuchtermsasthecourtthinksfit,stayingtheproceedingssofarastheproceedingsrelatetothatmatter.

（3）  Whereacourtmakesanorderundersubsection 

（2）,thecourtmay,forthepurposeofpreservingtherightsofparties,makesuchinterimorsupplementaryordersasthecourtthinksfitinrelationtoanypropertywhichisorformspartofthesubjectofthedisputetowhichtheorderunderthatsubsectionrelates.

（4）  Wherenopartytotheproceedingshastakenanyfurtherstepintheproceedingsforaperiodofnotlessthan2yearsafteranorderstayingtheproceedingshasbeenmade,thecourtmay,onitsownmotion,makeanorderdiscontinuingtheproceedingswithoutprejudicetotherightofanyofthepartiestoapplyforthediscontinuedproceedingstobereinstated.

（5）  Forthepurposesofthissection,areferencetoapartyincludesareferencetoanypersonclaimingthroughorundersuchparty.

Court’spowersonstayofproceedings

7.

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（1）  Whereacourtstaysproceedingsundersection 6,thecourtmay,ifinthoseproceedingspropertyhasbeenarrestedorbailorothersecurityhasbeengiventopreventorobtainreleasefromarrest,orderthat —

（a）

thepropertyarrestedberetainedassecurityforthesatisfactionofanyawardmadeonthearbitration;or

（b）

thestaybeconditionalontheprovisionofequivalentsecurityforthesatisfactionofanysuchaward.

（2）  SubjecttotheRulesofCourtandtoanynecessarymodification,thesamelawandpracticeshallapplyinrelationtopropertyretainedinpursuanceofanorderunderthissectionaswouldapplyifitwereheldforthepurposesofproceedingsinthecourtwhichmadetheorder.

Referenceofinterpleaderissuetoarbitration

8.  Whereinproceedingsbeforeanycourtreliefbywayofinterpleaderisgrantedandanyissuebetweentheclaimantsisoneinrespectofwhichthereisanarbitrationagreementbetweenthem,thecourtgrantingthereliefmaydirecttheissuebetweentheclaimantstobedeterminedinaccordancewiththeagreement.

PARTIV

COMMENCEMENTOFARBITRALPROCEEDINGS

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Commencementofarbitralproceedings

9.  Unlessotherwiseagreedbytheparties,thearbitralproceedingsinrespectofaparticulardisputeshallcommenceonthedateonwhicharequestforthatdisputetobereferredtoarbitrationisreceivedbytherespondent.

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PowersofCourttoextendtimeforbeginningofarbitralproceedings

10.

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（1）  Wherethetermsofanarbitrationagreementtoreferfuturedisputestoarbitrationprovidethataclaimtowhichthearbitrationagreementappliesshallbebarredunless —

（a）

somestephasbeentakentobeginotherdisputeresolutionprocedureswhichmustbeexhaustedbeforearbitralproceedingscanbebegun;

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（b）

noticetoappointanarbitratorisgiven;

（c）

anarbitratorisappointed;or

（d）

someotherstepistakentocommencearbitralproceedings,

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withinatimefixedbytheagreementandadisputetowhichtheagreementapplieshasarisen,theCourtmay,ifitisoftheopinionthatinthecircumstancesofthecaseunduehardshipwouldotherwisebecaused,extendthetimefor