THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996

Arrangement of Sections

	PRELIMINARY
Section 1	Short title, extent and commencement
	PART I
	ARBITRATION
	CHAPTER I
	General Provisions
Section 2	Definitions
Section 3	Receipt of written communications
Section 4	Waiver of right to object
Section 5	Extent of judicial intervention
Section 6	Administrative assistance
	CHAPTER II
	*Arbitration Agreement*
Section 7	Arbitration agreement
Section 8	Power to refer parties to arbitration where there is an arbitration
Section 9	Interim measures by court
	CHAPTER III
	*Composition of arbitral tribunal*
Section 10	Number of arbitrators
Section 11	Appointment of arbitrators
Section 12	Grounds for challenge
Section 13	Challenge for procedure
Section 14	Failure or impossibility to act
Section 15	Termination of mandate and substitution or arbitrator
	CHAPTER IV
	*Jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals*
Section 16	Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction
Section 17	Interim measures ordered by arbitral tribunal
	CHAPTER V
	*Conduct of arbitral proceedings*
Section 18	Equal treatment of parties
Section 19	Determination of rules of procedure
Section 20	Place of arbitration
Section 21	Commencement of arbitral proceedings
Section 22	Language
Section 23	Statements of claim and defence
Section 24	Hearings and written proceedings
Section 25	Default of a party
Section 26	Expert appointment by arbitral tribunal
Section 27	Court assistance in taking evidence
	CHAPTER VI
	*Making of arbitral award and termination of proceedings*
Section 28	Rules applicable to substance of dispute
Section 29	Decision making by panel of arbitrators
Section 30	Settlement
Section 31	Form and contents of arbitral award
Section 32	Termination of proceedings
Section 33	Correction and interpretation of award; additional award
	CHAPTER VII
	*Recourse against arbitral award*
Section 34	Application for setting aside arbitral award
	CHAPTER VIII
	*Finality and enforcement of arbitral awards*
Section 35	Finality of arbitral awards
Section 36	Enforcement
	CHAPTER IX
	*Appeals*
Section 37	Appealable orders
	CHAPTER X
	*Miscellaneous*
Section 38	Deposits
Section 39	Lien on arbitral award and deposits as to costs
Section 40	Arbitration agreement not to be discharged by death of party thereto
Section 41	Provisions in case of insolvency
Section 42	Jurisdiction
Section 43	Limitations
	PART II
	ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN FOREIGN AWARDS
	CHAPTER I
	New York Convention Awards
Section 44	Definition
Section 45	Power of judicial authority to refer parties to arbitration
Section 46	When foreign award binding
Section 47	Evidence
Section 48	Conditions for enforcement of foreign awards
Section 49	Enforcement of foreign awards
Section 50	Appealable orders
Section 51	Saving
Section 52	Chapter II not to apply
	CHAPTER II
	*Geneva Convention Awards*
Section 53	Interpretation
Section 54	Power of judicial authority to refer parties to arbitration
Section 55	Foreign awards when big
Section 56	Evidence
Section 57	Conditions for enforcement of foreign awards
Section 58	Enforcement of foreign awards
Section 59	Appealable orders
Section 60	Saving
	PART III
	CONCILIATION
Section 61	Application and scope
Section 62	Commencement of conciliation proceedings
Section 63	Number of conciliators
Section 64	Application of conciliators
Section 65	Submission of statements to conciliators
Section 66	Conciliator not bound by certain enactments
Section 67	Role of conciliator
Section 68	Administrative assistance
Section 69	Communication between conciliator and parties
Section 70	Disclosure of information
Section 71	Co-operation of parties with conciliators
Section 72	Suggestions by parties for settlement of dispute
Section 73	Settlement agreement
Section 74	Status and effect of settlement agreement
Section 75	Confidentiality
Section 76	Termination of conciliation proceedings
Section 77	Resort to arbitral or judicial proceedings
Section 78	Costs
Section 79	Deposits
Section 80	Role of conciliator in other proceedings
Section 81	Admissibility of evidence in other proceedings
	PART IV
	SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Section 82	Power of High Court to make rules
Section 83	Removal of difficulties
Section 84	Power to make rules
Section 85	Repeal and saving
Section 86	Repeal and saving

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