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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/section/94</dc:identifier><dc:title>Arbitration Act 1996</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to restate and improve the law relating to arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement; to make other provision relating to arbitration and arbitration awards; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1996-06-17</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>2025-08-05</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-08-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/body" NumberOfProvisions="114" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2025-08-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/part/II" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/part/II" NumberOfProvisions="14" id="part-II" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2025-08-01"><Number>Part II</Number><Title> Other provisions relating to arbitration</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/part/II/crossheading/statutory-arbitrations" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/part/II/crossheading/statutory-arbitrations" NumberOfProvisions="5" id="part-II-crossheading-statutory-arbitrations" RestrictExtent="E+W+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1997-01-31"><Title> Statutory arbitrations</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="1997-01-31"><Title> Application of Part I to statutory arbitrations.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/section/94" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/94" id="section-94"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c2086220"/>94</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/1" id="section-94-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The provisions of Part I apply to every arbitration under an enactment (a “statutory arbitration”), whether the enactment was passed or made before or after the commencement of this Act, subject to the adaptations and exclusions specified in sections 95 to 98.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/2" id="section-94-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The provisions of Part I do not apply to a statutory arbitration if or to the extent that their application—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/2/a" id="section-94-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>is inconsistent with the provisions of the enactment concerned, with any rules or procedure authorised or recognised by it, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/2/b" id="section-94-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>is excluded by any other enactment.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/3" id="section-94-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section and the following provisions of this Part “enactment”—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/3/a" id="section-94-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in England and Wales, includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c833554"/>Interpretation Act 1978;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1996/23/section/94/3/b" id="section-94-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in Northern Ireland, means a statutory provision within the meaning of section 1(f) of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c833555"/>Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c2086220" Type="C"><Para><Text>S. 94 modified (W.) (15.2.2006) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3364" id="c00819" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="3364" Title="The Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005">The Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3364)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00819" id="c00820" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3364/regulation/1/4" SectionRef="regulation-1-4">regs. 1(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00819" id="c00821" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3364/regulation/42/2" SectionRef="regulation-42-2" Operative="true">42(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c833554" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/30" id="c00822" Year="1978" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="30">1978 c. 30</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c833555" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1954/33" id="c00823" Class="NorthernIrelandParliamentAct" Year="1954" Number="33">1954 c. 33 (N.I.)</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>