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India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019

Act No. 17 of 2019, enacted on 26 July 2019. The statute was originally titled the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019. By the India International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act No. 23 of 2022), the statutory name was changed to the India International Arbitration Centre, with the relevant substitutions taking effect from 27 January 2023.

Current legal position: references in the principal Act to the "New Delhi International Arbitration Centre" are to be read, where amended, as references to the "India International Arbitration Centre" (IIAC). The Centre remains an institution of national importance for institutional arbitration.
Act Number17 of 2019
Enactment Date26 July 2019
Amending ActAct 23 of 2022

Purpose and statutory background

The Act establishes and incorporates an independent and autonomous institution for institutionalised arbitration and provides for the acquisition and transfer of the undertakings of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution. Its objective is to strengthen institutional arbitration in India, facilitate efficient dispute resolution and develop India as a significant arbitration hub.

The legislation also declares the Centre to be an institution of national importance. The 2022 amendment updated the Centre's name from the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre to the India International Arbitration Centre and made consequential amendments to the Act, including provisions concerning the Centre's functions, meetings, Secretariat, Fund, Chamber of Arbitration and regulation-making powers.

Historical title: This page retains its original URL for continuity and search indexing. The current statutory short title is the India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019.
Sections 1-2: Preliminary Sections 3-6: Establishment, status and composition Sections 7-11: Transfer, vesting and management Sections 12-17: Assets, objects, functions and members Sections 18-23: Removal, committees, CEO and Secretariat Sections 24-27: Finance, Fund, accounts and audit Sections 28-29: Chamber of Arbitration and Arbitration Academy Sections 30-35: Rules, regulations and miscellaneous provisions

Arrangement of Sections

Chapter I - Preliminary

  1. Short title and commencement.
  2. Definitions.

Chapter II - Establishment and Incorporation of India International Arbitration Centre

  1. Establishment and incorporation of India International Arbitration Centre.
  2. Declaration of India International Arbitration Centre as an institution of national importance.
  3. Composition of Centre.
  4. Terms and conditions, etc., of Chairperson and Members.

Chapter III - Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings of Society

  1. Transfer and vesting.
  2. General effect of vesting.
  3. Liability prior to specified date.
  4. Power of Central Government to direct vesting of undertaking in Centre.
  5. Management, etc., of undertakings.
  6. Duties of persons in charge of management of undertakings to deliver all assets.
  7. Certain powers of Central Government or Centre.
  8. Objects of Centre.
  9. Functions of Centre.
  10. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Centre.
  11. Resignation of Members.
  12. Removal of Members.
  13. Committees of Centre.
  14. Meetings of Centre.
  15. Chief Executive Officer.
  16. Delegation of powers.
  17. Secretariat.

Chapter IV - Finance, Accounts and Audit

  1. Grants by Central Government.
  2. Fund of Centre.
  3. Accounts and audit.
  4. Assessment of assets and liabilities of undertaking.

Chapter V - Chamber of Arbitration and Arbitration Academy

  1. Chamber of Arbitration.
  2. Arbitration Academy.

Chapter VI - Miscellaneous

  1. Power to make rules.
  2. Power to make regulations.
  3. Laying of rules and regulations.
  4. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  5. Power to remove difficulty.
  6. Repeal and savings.