Arbitration Act 2005 · Updated to 1 Nov 2018 · Part IV · Miscellaneous
51. Repeal and savings
Feedback & supportThe Arbitration Act 1952 [Act 93] and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
Act 1985 [Act 320] are repealed.
Where the arbitral proceedings were commenced before the coming into operation of this Act, the law governing the arbitration agreement and the arbitral proceedings shall be the law which would have applied as if this Act had not been enacted.
arbitration agreement
“arbitration agreement” means an arbitration agreement as defined in section 9;
Nothing in this Act shall affect any proceedings relating to arbitration which have been commenced in any court before the coming into operation of this Act.
Any court proceedings relating to arbitration commenced after the commencement of this Act shall be governed by this
Act notwithstanding that such proceedings arose out of arbitral proceedings commenced before the commencement of this Act.
*NOTE—Rules of the High Court 1980 [P.U. (A) 50/1980] has since been repealed by the Rules of Courts 2012 [P.U. (A) 205/2012]–see Order 94
High Court
“High Court” means the High Court in Malaya and the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak or either of them, as the case may require;
P.U. (A) 205/2012.
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Amending law
Short title
In force from
Akta A1395
Arbitration (Amendment)
Act 2011 01-07-2011
Akta A1563
Arbitration (Amendment)
Act 2018 28-02-2018
Act A1569
Arbitration (Amendment)
(No. 2) Act 2018 08-05-2018
Arbitration 47
LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED
Section
Amending authority
In force from 2
Act A1569 01-07-2011 08-05-2018 3a
Act A1569 08-05-2018 4
Act A1569 08-05-2018 8
Act A1395 01-07-2011 9
Act A1569 08-05-2018 10
Act A1395 01-07-2011 11
Act A1569 01-07-2011 08-05-2018 19
Act A1569 08-05-2018 19a – 19j
Act A1569 08-05-2018 30
Act A1569 01-07-2011 08-05-2018 33
Act A1569 08-05-2018 38
Act A1395 01-07-2011 39
Act A1395 01-07-2011 41a – 41b
Act A1569 08-05-2018 42
Act A1569 01-07-2011 08-05-2018
Section
Amending authority
In force from 43
Act A1569 08-05-2018 51
Act A1395 01-07-2011
General amendment
Act A1563 28-02-2018
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