ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT

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ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT

CHAPTER A18 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, L.F.N. 2004

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Part I – Arbitration 

Arbitration Agreement 

1.     Form of arbitration agreement.

2.     Arbitration agreement irrevocable except by agreement or leave of court.

3.     Death of party.

4.     Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before Court.

5.     Power to stay proceedings 

Composition of Arbitral Tribunal 

 6.    Number of arbitrators.

7.     Appointment of arbitrators.

8.     Grounds for challenge.

9.     Challenge procedure.

10.    Termination of mandate due to failure or impossibility to act.

11.    Appointment of substitute arbitrator.

Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunal 

12.    Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction.

13.    Power of arbitral tribunal to order interim measure of protection

Conduct of Arbitral Proceedings 

14.    Equal treatment of parties.

15.    Arbitral proceedings.

16.    Place of arbitration.

17.    Commencement of arbitral proceedings.

18.    Language to be used in arbitral proceeding.

19.    Points of claim and defence.

20.    Hearing and written proceedings.

21.    Default of a party.

22.    Power of arbitral tribunal to appoint expert.

23.    Power of court to order attendance of witness.

Making of Awards and Termination of Proceedings

24.        Decision making by arbitral tribunal.

25.    Settlement.

26.    Form and contents of award.

27.    Termination of proceedings.

28.    Correction and interpretation of award and additional award.

Recourse Against Award

29.    Application for setting aside an arbitral award.

30.    Setting aside of award in case of misconduct by arbitrator, etc. 

Recognition and Enforcement of Awards 

31.    Recognition and enforcement of awards.

32.    Refusal of recognition or enforcement of awards.

General

33.    Waiver of right to object.

34.    Extent of court intervention.

35.    Extent of application of this act to arbitration.

36.    Extension of time.

Part II – Conciliation

37.    Right to settle dispute by reconciliation.

38.    Request to conciliate.

39.    Commencement of reconciliation proceedings.

40.    Appointment of conciliators.

41.    Action by the conciliation body.

42.    Terms of settlement. 

Part III – Additional Provisions Relating to International Commercial Arbitration and conciliation

43.    Application of this part of this act.

44.    Appointment of sole arbitrator, etc.

45.    Challenge of arbitrators.

46.    Replacement of arbitrators.

47.    Rules applicable to substance of dispute.

48.    Setting aside of arbitral award.

49.    Costs.

50.    Deposit of costs.

51.    Recognition and enforcement of awards.

52.    Grounds of refusing recognition of enforcement.

53.    Application of arbitration rules set out in the First Schedule.

54.    Application of the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, etc. 

55.    Conciliation rules.

Part IV – Miscellaneous 

56.    Receipt of written communication.

57.    Interpretation.

58.    Short title and application. 

SCHEDULES  

First schedule – Arbitration Rules

Second Schedule – Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards June 10, 1958 

Third Schedule – Conciliation Rules

ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT An Act to provide a unified legal frame work for the fair and efficient settlement of commercial disputes by arbitration and conciliation; and to make applicable the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards (New York Convention) to any award made in Nigeria or in any contracting State arising out of international commercial arbitration.

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