183 *arbitration

AuthorRalph Hone
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CHAPTER 183.

ARBITRATION.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

SHORT TITLE.

References by Consent out of Court.

SECTION 1. SUBMISSION TO BE IRREVOCABLE, AND TO HAVE EFFECT AS AN ORDER OF COURT.

2. PROVISIONS IMPLIED IN SUBMISSIONS.

3. REFERENCE TO OFFICIAL REFEREE.

4. POWER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS WHERE THERE IS A SUBMISSION.

5. POWER FOR THE COURT IN CERTAIN CASES TO APPOINT AN ARBITRATOR, UMPIRE, OR TmRD ARBITRATOR.

6. POWER FOR PARTIES IN CERTAIN CASES TO SUPPLY VACANCY.

7. POWERS OF ARBITRATORS.

8. WITNESSES MAY BE SUMMONED BY SUBPOENA.

9. POWER TO ENLARGE TIME FOR MAKING AWARD.

10. POWER TO REMIT AWARD.

11. POWER TO SET ASIDE AWARD.

12. ENFORCING AWARD.

References under Order of Court.

13. REFERENCE FOR REPORT.

14. POWER TO REFER IN CERTAIN CASES.

15. POWERS AND REMUNERATION OF REFEREES AND ARBITRATORS.

16. COURT TO HAVE POWERS AS IN REFERENCES BY CONSENT.

17. (Ceased to Apply-26 of 1925.) General.

18. POWER TO COMPEL ATTENDANCE OF WITNESS IN ANY PART OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, AND TO ORDER HABEAS CORPUS TO ISSUE.

19. STATEMENT OF CASE PENDING ARBITRATION.

20. COSTS.

21. EXERCISE OF POWERS BY MASTERS AND OTHER OFFICERS.

22. PENALTY FOR PERJURY.

23. CROWN TO BE BOUND.

24. APPLICATION OF ACr TO REFERENCES UNDER STATUTORY POWERS.

25. (Ceased to Apply-26 of 1925.) 26. (Ceased to Apply-26 of 1925.) 27. DEFINITIONS.

28. (Ceased to Apply-26 of 1925.) 29. (Ceased to Apply-26 of 1925.) SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE-PROVISIONS TO BE IMPLIED IN SUBMISSIONS.

SECOND SCHEDULE-(Ceased to apply - 26 of 1925.)

CHAPTER 183.

ARBITRATION.

AN ACT FOR AMENDING AND CONSOLIDATING THE ENACTMENTS RELATING TO ARBITRATION.

[26th August 1889.] [This Act may be cited as the Arbitration Act.] References by Consent out of Court.

1. A submission, unless a contrary intention is expressed therein, shall be irrevocable, except by leave of the Court or a Judge, and shall have the same effect in all respects as if it had been made an order of Court.

2. A submission, unless a contrary intention is expressed therein, shall be deemed to include the provisions set forth in the First Schedule to this Act, so far as they are applicable to the reference under the submission.

3. Where a submission provides that the reference shall be to an official referee,,any official referee to whom application is made shall, subject to any order of the Court or a Judge as to transfer or otherwise, hear and determine the matters agreed to be referred.

4. If any party to a submission, or any person claiming through or under him, commences any legal proceedings in any Court against any other party to the submission, or any person claiming through or under him, in respect of any matter agreed to be referred, any party to such legal proceedings may at any time after appearance, and before delivering any pleadings or taking any other steps in the proceedings, apply to that Court to stay the proceedings, and that Court or a Judge thereof, if satisfied that there is no sufficient reason why the matter should not be referred in accordance with the submission, and that the applicant was, at the time when the proceedings were commenced, and still remains, ready and willing to do all M 52 & 53 Vict., c. 49 extended by 20 of 1899 and amended by 26 of 1925.

Submission to be irrevocable, and to have effect as an order of Court.

Provisions implied in submissions.

First Schedule.

Reference to official referee.

Power to stay proceedings where there is a submission.

things necessary to the proper conduct of the arbitration, may make an order staying the proceedings.

Power for the Court...

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