Arbitration Act

E411349

Act of Parliament statute

The Arbitration Act is Singapore’s primary statute governing domestic arbitration proceedings, setting out the legal framework for resolving disputes outside the courts.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Arbitration Act canonical	1
Arbitration Act (Singapore)	1
Arbitration Act (Singapore) (domestic arbitration)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4054717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Arbitration Act
Context triple: [Singapore law, hasArbitrationStatute, Arbitration Act]

A. New York Convention
The New York Convention was the 1788 state ratifying convention where delegates debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of New York.
B. Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
The Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement is a World Trade Organization mechanism created by a group of members to provide an alternative system for resolving trade dispute appeals while the WTO Appellate Body is non-functional.
C. Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil
La Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil es la norma básica que regula el procedimiento de los juicios civiles y mercantiles en España.
D. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules are a widely adopted set of procedural rules for conducting international commercial and investment arbitration, designed to provide a neutral, flexible, and comprehensive framework for resolving cross-border disputes.
E. Administrative Case Litigation Act
The Administrative Case Litigation Act is a Japanese statute that governs how individuals and entities can challenge administrative actions and decisions through lawsuits in the country’s courts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Arbitration Act
Target entity description: The Arbitration Act is Singapore’s primary statute governing domestic arbitration proceedings, setting out the legal framework for resolving disputes outside the courts.

A. New York Convention
The New York Convention was the 1788 state ratifying convention where delegates debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of New York.
B. Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
The Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement is a World Trade Organization mechanism created by a group of members to provide an alternative system for resolving trade dispute appeals while the WTO Appellate Body is non-functional.
C. Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil
La Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil es la norma básica que regula el procedimiento de los juicios civiles y mercantiles en España.
D. Court of Arbitration
The Court of Arbitration, now known as the Constitutional Court of Belgium, is the country’s highest judicial body for reviewing the constitutionality of laws and protecting fundamental rights.
E. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules are a widely adopted set of procedural rules for conducting international commercial and investment arbitration, designed to provide a neutral, flexible, and comprehensive framework for resolving cross-border disputes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament ⓘ statute ⓘ
administeredUnder	Singapore legal system ⓘ
aimsTo	promote efficient resolution of commercial disputes ⓘ support Singapore as an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction ⓘ
allows	court assistance in securing attendance of witnesses in arbitration ⓘ court assistance in taking evidence for arbitration ⓘ setting aside of awards on grounds such as incapacity, invalid agreement, or breach of natural justice ⓘ
appliesTo	arbitrations where parties have agreed to submit disputes to arbitration in Singapore under the Act ⓘ non-international arbitration ⓘ
basedOn	UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (with modifications) ⓘ linked to: UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
characterisedAs	arbitration-friendly legislation ⓘ
contains	provisions on confidentiality of arbitration ⓘ provisions on consolidation of arbitral proceedings ⓘ provisions on costs of arbitration ⓘ provisions on taking of evidence in arbitration ⓘ
distinctFrom	International Arbitration Act (Singapore) ⓘ linked to: International Arbitration Act
enforcedBy	courts of Singapore ⓘ linked to: Judiciary of Singapore
governs	arbitration proceedings seated in Singapore that are not international ⓘ domestic arbitration ⓘ
jurisdiction	Singapore ⓘ
legalFrameworkFor	appointment of arbitrators ⓘ arbitral awards ⓘ arbitration agreements ⓘ conduct of arbitral proceedings ⓘ resolution of disputes outside the courts ⓘ
limits	judicial intervention in arbitration ⓘ
partOf	Singapore arbitration regime ⓘ Singapore’s framework for alternative dispute resolution ⓘ
primaryStatuteFor	domestic arbitration in Singapore ⓘ
providesFor	challenge of arbitral awards on limited grounds ⓘ enforcement of arbitral awards as court judgments ⓘ interim measures by the court in support of arbitration ⓘ powers of arbitral tribunal ⓘ stay of court proceedings in favour of arbitration ⓘ
recognises	competence-competence of arbitral tribunal ⓘ party autonomy in arbitration ⓘ separability of arbitration agreement ⓘ
relatedTo	International Arbitration Act (Singapore) ⓘ linked to: International Arbitration Act UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration ⓘ
subjectMatter	alternative dispute resolution ⓘ arbitration law ⓘ
usedBy	commercial parties in Singapore ⓘ
usedFor	resolving domestic commercial disputes ⓘ