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Arbitration Act 1697

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Arbitration Act 1697[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for determining Differences by Arbitration
Citation9 Will. 3. c. 15
(Ruffhead: 9 & 10 Will. 3. c. 15)
Dates
Royal assent16 May 1698
Other legislation
Repealed byArbitration Act 1889
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Arbitration Act 1697 (9 Will. 3. c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of England of 1697.

It was the first statute in the United Kingdom to expressly provide for arbitration of disputes,[2] although the practice of arbitration had been going on for many years before.[3] The statute was drafted by John Locke at the request of the Board of Trade.[4]

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  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. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ Douglas S. Stephenson (30 April 2008). Arbitration Practice in Construction Contracts. Wiley. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-632-05741-2.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Oldham/Kim, Arbitration In America: The Early History, 31 Law & Hist. Rev. 241, 246 et seq". Retrieved 29 June 2020.