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This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
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Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2018 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1563 2018, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2018.
Opening note
This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
General amendment
The Arbitration Act 2005 [Act 646], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended by substituting for the words “Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration”
wherever appearing the words “Asian International Arbitration
Centre (Malaysia)”.
Change of name
All references to the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for
Arbitration in any written law or in any instrument, deed, title, document, bond, agreement or working arrangement subsisting immediately before the coming into operation of this Act shall, when this Act comes into operation, be construed as a reference to the Asian International Arbitration Centre (Malaysia).
All acts under the principal Act, and approvals, directions, notices, guidelines, circulars, guidance notes, practice notes, rulings, decisions, notifications and exemptions, and other executive acts howsoever called, that had been done, given or made by the Kuala
Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration before the coming into operation of this Act shall continue to remain in full force and effect, until amended, replaced, rescinded or revoked.
KUALA LUMPUR
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