Method of enforcement

(1) A Convention award shall be enforceable either by action or in the same manner as an award by an arbitrator is enforceable by virtue of section 13 of this Act. (2) Any Convention award which would be enforceable under this Act shall be treated as binding for all purposes on the persons as between whom it is made, and may accordingly be relied on by any of those persons by way of defence, set off or otherwise in any legal proceedings in Belize and any reference in this Act to enforcing a Convention award shall be construed as including references to relying on such an award. 16