Cap. 7:15 6 ARBITRATION ACT Act 6/1996 Repeal and transitional provisions (1) Subject to this section, the Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:02] is repealed. (2) This Act shall apply to every arbitration agreement, whether made before, on or after the date of commencement of this Act, and any reference in any such agreement to the Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:02] shall be construed as a reference to this Act: Provided that, where arbitral proceedings were commenced in terms of the Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:02], they may be continued and completed in terms of that Act which shall, for such purpose, be deemed to continue in operation. (3) For the purposes of this section, arbitral proceedings shall be deemed to have commenced on the date the parties have agreed they commenced or, failing such agreement, on the date of receipt by the respondent of a request for the dispute to be referred to arbitration. (4) This Act shall apply to every arbitral award whether made before, on or after the date of commencement of this Act. 7 Amendments to Acts The Act specified in each Part of the Second Schedule is amended to the extent set out in that Part. FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 2) MODEL LAW [This Schedule contains the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law, with modifications. The modifications appear in italics.] CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1. Scope of application. 2. 3. Definitions and rules of interpretation. Receipt of written communications. 4. Waiver of right to object. 5. Extent of court intervention. 6. (Deleted) CHAPTER II ARBITRATION AGREEMENT 7. 8. Definition and form of arbitration agreement. Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court. 9. Arbitration agreement and interim measures by court. -3-