Arbitration (International Commercial) Act, 1998

Amendment to Arbitration Act, 1980.

18.— Section 5 of the Arbitration Act, 1980 , is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent any party to an arbitration agreement from invoking the alternative method, provided by the Rules of Court (as amended from time to time), of commencing and dealing with a civil proceeding in respect of a small claim.”.