Section 108: Extent.

Arbitration Act 1996 · 1996 c. 23View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IV: General provisions

The provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales and, except as mentioned below, to Northern Ireland.

The following provisions of Part II do not extend to Northern Ireland—

  • section 92 (exclusion of Part I in relation to small claims arbitration in the county court), and

  • section 93 and Schedule 2 (appointment of judges as arbitrators).

Sections 89, 90 and 91 (consumer arbitration agreements) extend to Scotland and the provisions of Schedules 3 and 4 (consequential amendments and repeals) extend to Scotland so far as they relate to enactments which so extend, subject as follows.

The repeal of the Arbitration Act 1975 extends only to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

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