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Arbitration Act 1697

The Arbitration Act 1697 (9 Will. 3. c. 15) was an act of the Parliament of England that first provided the legal basis for arbitration of disputes,[1] although the practice of arbitration had been going on for many years before.[2]

The statute was drafted by John Locke at the request of the Board of Trade.[3]

Legacy

The whole act was repealed by the Arbitration Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 49), which consolidated enactments relating to the arbitration of disputes in England and Wales.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 62). Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).
  2. ^ Section 1.

References

  1. ^ Douglas S. Stephenson (30 April 2008). Arbitration Practice in Construction Contracts. Wiley. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-632-05741-2.
  2. ^ Roebuck, Derek (1 September 1998). "Sources for the History of Arbitration: A Bibliographical Introduction". Arbitration International. 14 (3): 237–344. doi:10.1093/arbitration/14.3.237.
  3. ^ "Oldham/Kim, Arbitration In America: The Early History, 31 Law & Hist. Rev. 241, 246 et seq". Retrieved 29 June 2020.