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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/8/section/6</dc:identifier><dc:title>Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Act 1988</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to enable the United Kingdom to give effect to the Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.</dc:description><dc:date>1988-03-24</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2015-08-18</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2010-04-12</dct:valid>
					
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RestrictStartDate="1997-01-31" ConfersPower="true"><Title><Addition ChangeId="d29p302" CommentaryRef="c804994"> Application of Arbitration Act.</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/8/section/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/8/section/6" id="section-6"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p302" CommentaryRef="c804994"><CommentaryRef Ref="c804995"/>6</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/8/section/6/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/8/section/6/1" id="section-6-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p302" CommentaryRef="c804994">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p302" CommentaryRef="c804994">The Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument direct that any of the provisions of sections 36 and 38 to 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (provisions in relation to the conduct of the arbitral proceedings, &amp;c.) apply, with such modifications or exceptions as are specified in the order, to such arbitration proceedings pursuant to Annex <Acronym Expansion="2">II</Acronym> to the Convention as are specified in the order.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/8/section/6/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/8/section/6/2" id="section-6-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p302" CommentaryRef="c804994">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p302" CommentaryRef="c804994">Except as provided by an order under subsection (1) above, no provision of Part I of the Arbitration Act 1996 other than section 9 (stay of legal proceedings) applies to any such proceedings.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c804994" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00003" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/8/section/6" SectionRef="section-6">S. 6</CitationSubRef> substituted (31.1.1997) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23" id="c00004" Year="1996" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="23">1996 c. 23</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/107/1" CitationRef="c00004" SectionRef="section-107-1">s. 107(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00006" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/schedule/3/paragraph/49" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00004" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-49">Sch. 3 para.49</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/81/2" CitationRef="c00004" SectionRef="section-81-2">s. 81(2)</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3146" id="c00008" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="3146">S.I. 1996/3146</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3146/article/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00008" SectionRef="article-3">art.3</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3146/article/4" CitationRef="c00008" SectionRef="article-4">art. 4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/3146/schedule/2" CitationRef="c00008" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c804995" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/8/section/6" SectionRef="section-6">S. 6</CitationSubRef> applied (21.2.1997) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/129" id="c00013" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1997" Number="129">S.I. 1997/129</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00014" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/129/article/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00013" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00015" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/8/section/6" SectionRef="section-6">S. 6</CitationSubRef>: functions transferred (19.5.1999) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/678" id="c00016" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="678">S.I. 1999/678</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00017" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/678/article/2/1" CitationRef="c00016" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00018" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/678/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00016" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/8/section/6" SectionRef="section-6">S. 6</CitationSubRef>: functions transferred (1.7.1999) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750" id="c00020" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="1750">S.I. 1999/1750</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750/article/2" CitationRef="c00020" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/1750/schedule/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00020" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>