THE NEW DELHI INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022

NO. 23 OF 2022

[30th December, 2022.]

An Act to amend the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-third Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be called the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre

(Amendment) Act, 2022.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification

in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. In the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 (hereinafter referred to

as the principal Act), in the long title, for the words “New Delhi International Arbitration

Centre”, wherever they occur, the words “India International Arbitration Centre” shall be

substituted.

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 31st December, 2022/Pausa 10, 1944 (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the

30th December, 2022 and is hereby published for general information:—

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3. In the principal Act, in the Preamble, for the words “New Delhi International

Arbitration Centre” at both the places where they occur, the words “India International

Arbitration Centre” shall be substituted.

4. In section 1 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “New Delhi

International Arbitration Centre”, the words “India International Arbitration Centre” shall

be substituted.

5. In section 2 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (a), for the words

“New Delhi International Arbitration Centre”, the words “India International Arbitration

Centre” shall be substituted.

6. In the principal Act, in Chapter II, in the chapter heading, for the words

“NEW DELHI INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE”, the words “INDIA

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE” shall be substituted.

7. In section 3 of the principal Act,—

(i) in the marginal heading, for the words “New Delhi International Arbitration

Centre”, the words “India International Arbitration Centre” shall be substituted;

(ii) in sub-section (1), for the words “New Delhi International Arbitration Centre”,

the words “India International Arbitration Centre” shall be substituted.

8. In section 4 of the principal Act,—

(i) in the marginal heading, for the words “New Delhi International Arbitration

Centre”, the words “India International Arbitration Centre” shall be substituted;

(ii) in sub-section (1), for the words “New Delhi International Arbitration Centre”

at both the places where they occur, the words “India International Arbitration Centre”

shall be substituted.

9. In section 15 of the principal Act, for clause (a), the following clause shall be

substituted, namely:—

“(a) to facilitate the conduct of arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute

resolution mechanism, both international and domestic, in the manner as may be

specified by the regulations;”.

10. In section 20 of the principal Act, in sub-section (5), in the proviso, for the word

"application" at both the places where they occur, the word "question" shall be substituted.

11. In section 23 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (a), for the word

"Centre", the word "Secretariat" shall be substituted.

12. In section 25 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), after the words “allowances

of Members”, the words “, Registrar, Counsel and other officers and employees of the

Centre” shall be inserted.

13. In section 28 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “which shall”,

the word “to” shall be substituted.

14. In section 31 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for clause (a), the following

clauses shall be substituted, namely:—

“(a) the manner of the conduct of arbitration and other forms of alternative

dispute resolution mechanism under clause (a) of section 15;

(aa) the time and place and the rules of procedure to be observed in regard to

the transaction of business of the Committee at the meetings including the quorum

under sub-section (3) of section 19;”.

Amendment

of Preamble.

Amendment of

section 1.

Amendment

of section 2.

Amendment

of chapter

heading.

Amendment

of section 3.

Amendment

of section 4.

Amendment

of section 15.

Amendment

of section 25.

Amendment

of section 28.

Amendment

of section 31.

Amendment

of section 20.

Amendment

of section 23.

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15. In section 34 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in the proviso, for the words

“two years”, the words “five years” shall be substituted.

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K. BISWAL,

Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India.

Amendment

of section 34.

MGIPMRND—2104GI(S3)—31.12.2022.

UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002

AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.

JAGANATHAN

ANANTHA

KUMAR

Digitally signed by

JAGANATHAN ANANTHA

KUMAR

Date: 2022.12.31 16:52:43

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