Arbitration (International Commercial) Act, 1998

Construction of Model Law.

5.—(1) The reference to an agreement in Article 1(1) shall be construed as referring only to an agreement which has the force of law in the State.

(2) The documents of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and its working group relating to the preparation of the Model Law may be considered in ascertaining the meaning or effect of any provision of the Model Law.