Originally from Business Disputes In China - 3rd Edition

APPENDIX 6

Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre 

Rule 1 – Scope of Application and Interpretation

1.1 Where parties have agreed to refer their disputes to the SIAC for arbitration, the parties shall be deemed to have agreed that the arbitration shall be conducted and administered in accordance with these Rules. If any of these Rules is in conflict with a mandatory provision of the applicable law of the arbitration from which the parties cannot derogate, that provision shall prevail.

1.2 In these Rules —

“Award” means a decision of the Tribunal on the substance of the dispute and includes an interim, interlocutory, partial or final award;

“Centre” means the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, a company incorporated under the Companies Act of the Republic of Singapore as a company limited by guarantee;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Centre and includes the Deputy Chairman;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Centre and includes an Assistant Registrar;

“Summary award” means an award made pursuant to Article 3 of Schedule I;

“Tribunal” includes a sole arbitrator or all the arbitrators where more than one is appointed.