Arbitration Act, 1980

PART III

Enforcement of New York Convention Awards

Interpretation (Part III).

6.—(1) In this Part of this Act—

“award” means an award (other than an award within the meaning of Part IV of this Act) made in pursuance of an arbitration agreement in the territory of a state, other than the State, which is a party to the New York Convention;

“the New York Convention” means the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards done at New York on the 10th day of June, 1958, which Convention is set out in the First Schedule to this Act.

(2) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order declare that any state specified in the order is a party to the New York Convention and, while such order is in force, the order shall be evidence that such state is a party to that Convention.

(3) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order revoke or amend an order under this section, including an order under this subsection.