Section 1. Ins. by Act 3 of 2016, s. 11 (w.e.f. 23-10-2015)

1. Ins. by Act 3 of 2016, s. 11 (w.e.f. 23-10-2015). (3) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, either party may amend or supplement his claim or defence during the course of the arbitral proceedings, unless the arbitral tribunal considers it inappropriate to allow the amendment or supplement having regard to the delay in making it. 1[(4) The statement of claim and defence under this section shall be completed within a period of six months from the date the arbitrator or all the arbitrators, as the case may be, received notice, in writing of their appointment.] 1. Ins. by Act 33 of 2019, s. 10 (w.e.f. 12-10-2023). or administration of arbitration, to be appointed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India-Chairperson; (b) an eminent arbitration practitioner having substantial knowledge and experience in institutional arbitration, both domestic and international, to be nominated by the Central Government-Member; (c) an eminent academician having experience in research and teaching in the field of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution laws, to be appointed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chairperson-Member; (d) Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice or his representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary-Member, ex officio ; (e) Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance or his representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary- Member, ex officio ; (f) one representative of a recognised body of commerce and industry, chosen on rotational basis by the Central Government-Part-time Member; and (g) Chief Executive Officer-Member-Secretary, ex officio . (2) The Chairperson and Members of the Council, other than ex officio Members, shall hold office as such, for a term of three years from the date on which they enter upon their office: Provided that no Chairperson or Member, other than ex officio Member, shall hold office as such after he has attained the age of seventy years in the case of Chairperson and sixty-seven years in the case of Member. (3) The salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of the Chairperson and Members referred to in clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government. (4) The Part-time Member shall be entitled to such travelling and other allowances as may be prescribed by the Central Government. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. (2) It extends to the whole of India: 1* * * * * (3) It shall come into force on such date[2] as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 1. This Convention shall apply to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made in the territory of a State other than the State where the recognition and enforcement of such awards are sought, and arising out of differences between persons, whether physical or legal. It shall also apply to arbitral awards not considered as domestic awards in the State where their recognition and enforcement are sought. 1. Each Contracting State shall recognise an agreement in writing under which the parties undertake to submit to arbitration all or any differences which have arisen or which may arise between them in respect of defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not, concerning a subject-matter capable of settlement by arbitration. 1. To obtain the recognition and enforcement mentioned in the preceding article, the party applying — for recognition and enforcement shall, at the time of the application, supply - (a) the duly authenticated original award or a duly certified copy thereof; - (b) the original agreement referred to in article II or a duly certified copy thereof. 1. The provisions of the present Convention shall not affect the validity of multilateral or bilateral agreements concerning the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards entered into by the Contracting States nor deprive any interested party of any right the may have to avail himself of an arbitral award in the manner and to the extent allowed by the law or the treaties of the country where such award is sought to be relied upon. 1. This Convention shall be open until 31st December, 1958 for signature on behalf of any Member of the United Nations and also on behalf of any other State which is or hereafter becomes member of any specialised agency of the United Nations, or which is or hereafter becomes a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, or any other State to which an invitation has been addressed by the General Assembly of the United Nations. 1. This Convention shall be open for accession to all States referred to in article VIII. 1. Any State may, at the time of signature, ratification or accession, declare that this Convention shall extend to all or any of the territories for the international relations of which it is responsible. Such a declaration shall take effect when the Convention enters into force for the State concerned. 1. This Convention shall come into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of the third instrument of ratification or accession. 1. Any Contracting State may denounce this Convention by a written notification to the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General. 1. This Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts shall be equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations. 1. Each of the Contracting States recognises the validity of an agreement whether relating to existing or future differences between parties subject respectively to the jurisdiction of different Contracting States by which the parties to a contract agree to submit to arbitration all or any differences that may arise in connection with such contract relating to commercial matters or to any other matter capable of settlement by arbitration, whether or not the arbitration is to take place in a country to whose jurisdiction none of the parties is subject. Each Contracting State reserves the right to limit the obligation mentioned above to contracts which are considered as commercial under its national law. Any Contracting State which avails itself of this right will notify the Secretary-General of the League of Nations in order that the other Contracting States may be so informed. 1. The arbitrator is an employee, consultant, advisor or has any other past or present business relationship with a party. 1. Short title and commencement. — (1) This Act may be called the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd October, 2015. * * * * * — 26. Act not to apply to pending arbitral proceedings. Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the arbitral proceedings commenced, in accordance with the provisions of section 21 of the principal Act, before the commencement of this Act unless the parties otherwise agree but this Act shall apply in relation to arbitral proceedings commenced on or after the date of commencement of this Act.