Arbitration Act 2005

Arbitration Act 2005
Parliament of Malaysia
An Act to reform the law relating to domestic arbitration, provide for international arbitration, the recognition and enforcement of awards and for related matters.
Citation	Act 646
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Date passed	7 December 2005
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Date passed	22 December 2005
Date of Royal Assent	30 December 2005
Date commenced	31 December 2005
Date effective	[15 Mac 2006; P.U. (B) 65/2006]
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat	Arbitration Bill 2005
Bill citation	D.R. 30/2005
Introduced by	M. Kayveas, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
First reading	5 December 2005
Second reading	7 December 2005
Third reading	7 December 2005
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara	Arbitration Bill 2005
Bill citation	D.R. 30/2005
Introduced by	[[]], Minister of
First reading	8 December 2005
Second reading	21 December 2005
Third reading	22 December 2005
Amends
Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2011 [Act A1395]
Related legislation
Arbitration Act 1952 [Act 93] Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Act 1985 [Act 320]
Status: In force

The Arbitration Act 2005 (Malay: Akta Timbang Tara 2005) is a Malaysian law which was enacted to reform the law relating to domestic arbitration, provide for international arbitration, the recognition and enforcement of awards, and for related matters.

Structure

The Arbitration Act 2005, in its current form (1 July 2011), consists of 4 Parts containing 51 sections and no schedule (including 1 amendment).

• Part I: Preliminary
• Part II: Arbitration
  • Chapter 1: General Provisions
  • Chapter 2: Arbitration Agreement
  • Chapter 3: Composition of Arbitrators
  • Chapter 4: Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunal
  • Chapter 5: Conduct of Arbitral Proceedings
  • Chapter 6: Making of Award and Termination of Proceedings
  • Chapter 7: Recourse Against Award
  • Chapter 8: Recognition and Enforcement of Awards
• Part III: Additional Provisions Relating to Arbitration
• Part IV: Miscellaneous

References

External links

• Arbitration Act 2005 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.