Cap. 7:15 ARBITRATION ACT Act 6/1996 CHAPTER VIII RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF AWARD 35. Recognition and enforcement. 36. Grounds for refusing recognition or enforcement. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE I Scope of application (1) This Model Law applies as provided in sections 3 and 4 of the Act. (2) (deleted: appears in section 3 of the Act). (3) (deleted). (4) (deleted). (5) (deleted: appears in section 4 (3) of the Act). ARTICLE 2 Definitions and rules of interpretation For the purposes of this Model Law— (a) “arbitration” means any arbitration whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution; (b) “arbitral tribunal” means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators; (c) “court” means a body or organ of the judicial system of a State; (d) where a provision of this Model Law, except article 28, leaves the parties free to determine a certain issue, such freedom includes the right of the parties to authorise a third party, including an institution, to make that determination; (e) where a provision of the Model Law refers to the fact that the parties have agreed or that they may agree or in any other way refers to an agreement of the parties, such agreement includes any arbitration rules referred to in that agreement; ( f ) where a provision of this Model Law, other than in articles 25 (a) and 32 (2) (a), refers to a claim, it also applies to a counter-claim, and where it refers to a defence, it also applies to a defence to such counter-claim. ARTICLE 3 Receipt of written communications (1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties— (a) any written communication is deemed to have been received if it is delivered to the addressee personally or if it is delivered at his place of business, habitual residence or mailing address; if none of these can be found after making a reasonable inquiry, a written communication is deemed to have been received if it is sent to the addressee’s last know place of business, habitual residence or mailing address by registered letter or any other means which provides a record of the attempt to deliver it; -5-