Section 57 Arbitration and Mediation Act

Section 57 Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 is about Recognition and enforcement of awards. It is under Part I (Arbitration) of the Act.

(1) An arbitral award shall, irrespective of the country or state in which it is made, be recognised as binding, and on application in writing to the Court, be enforced by the Court subject to the provisions of this section and section 58 of this Act.

(2) The party relying on an award or applying for its enforcement shall supply –
(a) the original award or a certified copy of it;
(b) the original arbitration agreement or a certified copy of it; and
(c) where the award or arbitration agreement is not made in the English language, a certified translation of it into the English Language.

(3) An award may, by leave of the Court, be enforced in the same manner as a judgment or order to the same effect.