IRELAND

ARBITRATION ACT, 1954

ARBITRATION ACT, 1980

ARBITRATION (INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL) ACT, 1998

TABLES OF CONTENTS

Arbitration Act, 1954

Part I-- Preliminary and General

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Interpretation generally.

3. Commencement of arbitration.

4. State authorities to be bound.

5. Exclusion of certain arbitrations.

6. Operation of Parts II and III.

7. Penalty for giving false evidence.

8. Repeals.

Part II-- Arbitration under Arbitration Agreements

9. Authority of arbitrators and umpires to be irrevocable.

10. Death of party.

11. Provisions in case of bankruptcy.

12. Power to stay proceedings where there is an arbitration agreement.

13. Reference of interpleader issues to arbitration.

Arbitrators and Umpires

14. When reference is to be to a single arbitrator.

15. Power of parties, in certain cases to supply vacancy.

16. Umpires.

17. Agreements for reference to three arbitrators.

18. Power of Court in certain cases to appoint an arbitrator or umpire.

Witnesses, Security for Costs, Discovery of Documents, etc.

19. Powers of arbitrators and umpires as to witnesses.

20. Powers of parties to a reference to compel attendance of witnesses.

21. Power of Court to compel attendance of prisoner as a witness.

22. Orders by Court in relation to security for costs and discovery of documents etc.

Provisions as to Awards.

23. Time for making an award.

24. Removal of arbitrator or umpire on failure to use due dispatch.

25. Interim awards.

26. Specific performance.

27. Awards to be final.

28. Power to correct slips.

Costs, Fees and Interest.

29. Costs of reference and award to be in the discretion of the arbitrator or umpire.

30. Avoidance of certain provisions as to costs in arbitration agreements.

31. Application to arbitrator or umpire to give directions as to costs where award contains

no provision.

32. Application of section 3 of Legal Practitioners (Ireland) Act, 1876, to solicitors’ costs in

arbitrations.

33. Taxation of arbitrator’s or umpire’s fee.

34. Interest on awards.

Special Cases, Remission and Setting Aside of Awards, Removal of Arbitrator or Umpire, and,

Relief Where Arbitrator Not Impartial or Questions of Fraud Involved.

35. Statement of case by arbitrator or umpire.

36. Power of Court to remit award.

37. Power of Court, to remove arbitrator or umpire on ground of misconduct.

38. Power of Court to set aside award on ground of misconduct.

39. Power of Court to give relief where arbitrator is not impartial or dispute referred

involves question of fraud.

40. Power of Court where arbitrator is removed or authority of arbitrator is revoked.

Enforcement of Award.

41. Enforcement of award.

Limitation of Time for Commencing Arbitration Proceedings.

42. Application of statutes of limitation to arbitration under arbitration agreements.

43. Accrual for purpose of statutes of limitation of right of action in respect of matters

required by arbitration agreement to be referred to arbitration, where agreement

provides that arbitration shall be a condition precedent to commencement of action.

44. Power of Court to extend period of limitation where it sets aside award or orders

arbitration to cease to have effect.

45. Power of Court to extend time for commencing arbitration proceedings, where

agreement provides that claims are to be barred unless proceedings are commenced

within a specified time.

46. Extension of section 496 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.

Terms of Orders.

47. Terms of orders.

Part III-- Arbitration under Other Acts

48. Application of Part I and II to arbitrations under other Acts.

Part IV-- References under Order of the Court

49. Power of Court and Circuit Court to refer in certain cases.

50. Power of arbitration in references under section 49.

51. Court to have power as in references under arbitration agreement.

52. Statement of case pending arbitration.

53. Power of Supreme Court.

Part V-- Enforcement of Certain Foreign Awards

54. “Foreign award.”

55. Effect of foreign awards.

56. Conditions for enforcement of foreign awards.

57. Evidence.

58. Meaning of “final award.”

59. Saving for other rights, etc.

2. Arbitration Act, 1980

Part I-- Preliminary and General

1. Short title and collective citation.

2. Definitions.

3. Commencement.

4. Repeal.

Part II-- Effect of Arbitration Agreement on Court Proceedings

5. Staying court proceedings where party proves arbitration agreement.

Part III-- Enforcement of New York Convention Awards

6. Interpretation (Part III).

7. Effect of awards.

8. Evidence.

9. Refusal of enforcement.

10. Non-application of Part V of Principal Act.

11. Saving for other rights.

Part IV-- Enforcement of Washington Convention Awards

12. Interpretation (Part IV).

13. Approval of acceptance.

14. Government contribution under Washington Convention and expenses.

15. Application of Principal Act and other enactments.

16. Enforcement of pecuniary obligations imposed by award.

17. Power of High Court to stay enforcement.

3. Arbitration Act, 1998

ARBITRATION (INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL) ACT,

1998

Part I-- Preliminary and General

1. Short title and collective citation.

2. References.

Part II-- International Commercial Arbitration

3. Interpretation of this Part.

4. Adoption of Model Law.

5. Construction of Model Law.

6. Functions of High Court.

7. Court powers exercisable in support of international commercial arbitration

proceedings.

8. Powers of arbitral tribunal in relation to examination of witnesses, etc.

9. Consolidation of arbitral proceedings and concurrent hearings.

10. Interest.

11. Recoverable costs of arbitration and recoverable fees and expenses of arbitral tribunal.

12. Restriction on liability of arbitrators, etc.

13. Time limits for setting aside award.

14. Effect of award.

15. Transitional provisions.

16. Non-application of Arbitration Acts.

Part III-- Amendments to Arbitration Acts, 1954 AND 1980

17. Amendment to Arbitration Act, 1954.

34. Amendment to Arbitration Act, 1980.