Arbitration Act 1940
Section 40
Arbitration Agreement not to be Discharged by Death of Party Thereto
(1) An arbitration agreement shall not be
discharged by the death of any party thereto either as respects the deceased or
as respects any other party, but shall in such event be enforceable by or
against the legal represented of the deceased.
(2) The mandate of an arbitrator shall not be
terminated by the death of any party by whom he was appointed.
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect the
operation of any law by virtue of which any right of action is extinguished by
the death of a person.