UGANDA

CHAPTER 4

THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT

Arrangement of Sections

Section

PART I-- Preliminary

1. Application

2. Interpretation

PART II-- Arbitration

3. Form of arbitration agreement

4. Waiver of right to object

5. Stay of legal proceedings

6. Interim measures by the court

7. Death of a party

8. Receipt of written communications

9. Extent of court intervention

10. Determination of number of arbitrators

11. Appointment of arbitrators

12. Grounds for challenge

13. Challenge procedure

14. Failure or impossibility to act

15. Termination of mandate and substitution of arbitrator

16. Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction

17. Power of arbitral tribunal

18. Equal treatment of parties

19. Determination of rules of procedure

20. Place of arbitration

21. Commencement of arbitral proceedings

22. Language

23. Statements of claim and defence

24. Hearing and written submissions

25. Default of a party

26. Experts

27. Court assistance in taking evidence

28. Rules applicable to substance of dispute

29. Decision making by panel of arbitrators

30. Settlement

31. Form and contents of arbitral award

32. Termination of arbitral proceedings

33. Correction and interpretation of arbitral award; additional award

34. Application for setting aside arbitral award

35. Recognition and enforcement of award

36. Enforcement

37. Bankruptcy

38. Questions of law arising in domestic arbitration

PART III-- Enforcement of New York Convention Awards

39. Definition

40. Power of judicial authority to refer parties to arbitration

41. When foreign award binding

42. Conditions for enforcement of New York Convention awards

43. Enforcement

44. Saving

PART IV-- Enforcement of ICSID Convention Awards

45. Definition

46. Registration

47. Enforcement

PART V-- Conciliation

48. Application and scope

49. Commencement of conciliation proceedings

50. Number of conciliators

51. Appointment of conciliators

52. Submission of statements to conciliator

53. Role of conciliator

54. Communication between conciliator and parties

55. Disclosure of information

56. Cooperation of parties with conciliator

57. Suggestions by parties for settlement of dispute

58. Settlement agreement

59. Status and effect of settlement agreement

60. Confidentiality

61. Termination of conciliation proceedings

62. Resort to arbitral or judicial proceedings

63. Costs

64. Deposits

65. Role of conciliator in other proceedings

66. Admissibility of evidence in other proceedings

PART VI-- The Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

67. The Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

68. Functions of the centre

69. Governing body of the Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

70. Secretariat of the centre

PART VII-- Miscellaneous

71. Rules

72. Forms

73. Government to be bound

74. Saving

Schedules

First Schedule-- The Arbitration Rules

Second Schedule-- Forms

Form I. Submission to a Single Arbitrator

Form II. Appointment of Single Arbitrator under Agreement to Refer

Differences to Arbitration

Form III. Enlargement of Time by Arbitrator by Endorsement on Agreement

Form IV. Special Case

Form V. Award