Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010

5Separability

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(1)An arbitration agreement which forms (or was intended to form) part only of an agreement is to be treated as a distinct agreement.

(2)An arbitration agreement is not void, voidable or otherwise unenforceable only because the agreement of which it forms part is void, voidable or otherwise unenforceable.

(3)A dispute about the validity of an agreement which includes an arbitration agreement may be arbitrated in accordance with that arbitration agreement.