The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Chapter II Geneva
Convention Awards
53. Interpretation.
In this Chapter
"foreign award" means an arbitral award on differences relating to
matters considered as commercial under the law in force in India made after the
28th day of July, 1924,-
a.
in
pursuance of an agreement for arbitration to which the Protocol set forth in
the Second Schedule applies, and
b.
between
persons of whom one is subject to the jurisdiction of some one of such Powers
as the Central Government, being satisfied that reciprocal provisions have been
made, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be panics to the
Convention set forth in the Third Schedule, and of whom the other is subject to
the jurisdiction of some other of the Powers aforesaid, and
c.
in
one of such territories as the Central Government, being satisfied that
reciprocal provisions have been made, may, by like notification, declare to be
territories to which the said Convention applies, and for the purposes of this
Chapter an award shall not be deemed to be final if any proceedings for the
purpose of contesting the validity of the award are pending in the 21 country
in which it was made.