Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Preliminary

1. Short title, extent and commencement

Part I ARBITRATION

Chapter 1 – General Provisions

2. Definitions

3. Receipt of written communications

4. Waiver of right to object

5. Extent of judicial intervention

6. Administrative assistance

Chapter 2 – Arbitration Agreement

7. Arbitration agreement

8. Power to refer parties to arbitration agreement

9. Interim measures etc., by Court

Chapter 3 – Composition of Arbitral Tribunal

10. Number of Arbitrators

11. Appointment of arbitrators

11A. Power of Central Government to amend Fourth Schedule

12. Grounds for challenge

13. Challenge procedure

14. Failure or impossibility to act

15. Termination of mandate and substitution of arbitrator

Chapter 4 – Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunals

16. Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction

17. Interim measures ordered by arbitral tribunal

Chapter 5 – Conduct of Arbitral proceedings

18. Equal treatment of parties

19. Determination of rules of procedure

20. Place of arbitration

21. Commencement of arbitral proceedings

22. Language

23. Statements of claim and defense

24. Hearings and written proceedings

25. Default of a party

26. Expert appointed by arbitral tribunal

27. Court assistance in taking evidence

Chapter 6 – Making of Arbitral award & Termination of proceedings

28. Rules applicable to substance of dispute

29. Decision making by panel of arbitrators

29A. Time limit for arbitral award

29B. Fast track procedure

29. Settlement

30. Form and contents of arbitral award

31A. Regime for costs

32. Termination of proceedings

33. Correction and interpretation of award; additional award

Chapter 7 – Recourse against Arbitral Award

34. Application for setting aside arbitral award

Chapter 8 – Finality and Enforcement Arbitral Award

35. Finality of arbitral awards

36. Enforcement

Chapter 9 – Appeals

37. Appealable orders

Chapter 10 – Miscellaneous

38. Deposits

39. Lien on arbitral award and deposits as to costs

40. Arbitration agreement not to be discharged by death of party thereto

41. Provisions in case of insolvency

42. Jurisdiction

43. Limitations

Part II ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN FOREIGN AWARDS

CHAPTER 1 – New York Convention Awards

44. Definition

45. Power of judicial authority to refer parties to arbitration

46. When foreign award binding

47. Evidence

48. Conditions for enforcement of foreign awards

49. Enforcement of foreign awards

50. Appealable orders

51. Saving