Arbitration Act 1697

Arbitration Act 1697^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long title	An Act for determining Differences by Arbitration
Citation	9 Will. 3. c. 15 (Ruffhead: 9 & 10 Will. 3. c. 15)
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	16 May 1698
Commencement	11 May 1698
Repealed	1 January 1890
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1888
Repealed by	Arbitration Act 1889
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted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 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The whole act was repealed by the Arbitration Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict.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

• Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689
• Parliament Act (disambiguation)

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. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.

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.