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Interpretation in this Part

Cap. 125, s. 25 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) In this Part of this Part, “arbitration agreement” means an agreement in writing (including an agreement contained in an exchange of letters or telegrams) to submit to arbitration present or future differences capable of settlement by arbitration; “Convention award” means an award made in pursuance of an arbitration agreement in the territory of a country, other than Belize, which is a party to the New York Convention; and “the New York Convention” means the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards adopted by the United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration on 10th June 1958, and set out in the Fourth Schedule hereto. (2) If the Attorney General by Order declares that any State specified in the Order is a party to the New York Convention, the said Order shall, while in force, be conclusive evidence that that state is a party to that Convention. (3) An Order under this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order.
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