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In this Part the expressions listed below are defined or otherwise explained by the provisions indicated—
agreement, agree and agreed | section 5(1) |
agreement in writing | section 5(2) to (5) |
arbitration agreement | sections 6 and 5(1) |
arbitrator | section 82(1) |
available arbitral process | section 82(1) |
claimant | section 82(1) |
commencement (in relation to arbitral proceedings) | section 14 |
costs of the arbitration | section 59 |
the court | section 105 |
dispute | section 82(1) |
enactment | section 82(1) |
legal proceedings | section 82(1) |
Limitation Acts | section 13(4) |
notice (or other document) | section 76(6) |
party— | |
—in relation to an arbitration agreement | section 82(2) |
—where section 106(2) or (3) applies | section 106(4) |
peremptory order | section 82(1) (and see section 41(5)) |
premises | section 82(1) |
question of law | section 82(1) |
recoverable costs | sections 63 and 64 |
seat of the arbitration | section 3 |
serve and service (of notice or other document) | section 76(6) |
substantive jurisdiction (in relation to an arbitral tribunal) | section 82(1) (and see section 30(1)(a) to (c)) |
upon notice (to the parties or the tribunal) | section 80 |
written and in writing | section 5(6) |
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