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ARBITRATION ORDINANCE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Rh An Ordinance to reform the law relating to arbitration, and to provide for related and consequential matters. [] Enacted by the Legislative Council. PART 1 1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Arbitration Ordinance.

(2) This Ordinance comes into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Justice by notice published in the Gazette.

2. Interpretation

(1) In this Ordinance—

“arbitral tribunal” (仲裁庭) means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators, and includes an umpire;

“arbitration” (仲裁) means any arbitration, whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution;

“arbitration agreement” (仲裁協議) has the same meaning as in section 19;

“arbitrator” (仲裁員), except in sections 23, 24, 30, 31, 32 and 65 and section 1 of Schedule 2, includes an umpire;

“claimant” (申索人) means a person who makes a claim or a counter-claim in an arbitration;

“Commission” (貿法委) means the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law;