The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Preamble .
WHEREAS the United
Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has adopted the
UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration in 1985;
AND WHEREAS
the General Assembly of the United Nations has recommended that all countries
give due consideration to the said Model Law, in view of the desirability of
uniformity of the law of arbitral procedures and the specific needs of
international commercial arbitration practice;
AND WHEREAS the UNCITRAL has
adopted the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules in 1980;
AND WHEREAS the General
Assembly of the United Nations has recommended the use of the said Rules in
cases where a dispute arises in the context of international commercial
relations and the parties seek an amicable settlement of that dispute by recourse
to conciliation;
AND WHEREAS the said Model Law and Rules make significant
contribution to the establishment of a unified legal framework for the fair and
efficient settlement of disputes arising in international commercial relations;
AND WHEREAS it is expedient to make law respecting arbitration and
conciliation, taking into account the aforesaid Model Law and Rules;