(1)The M1Arbitration Act 1979 shall be amended as follows.
(2)In section 1 (judicial review of arbitration awards), after subsection (6) there shall be inserted—
“(6A)Unless the High Court gives leave, no appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal from a decision of the High Court—
(a)to grant or refuse leave under subsection (3)(b) or (5)(b) above; or
(b)to make or not to make an order under subsection (5) above.”.
(3)In section 2 (determination of preliminary point of law by court)—
(a)after subsection (2) there shall be inserted—
“(2A)Unless the High Court gives leave, no appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal from a decision of the High Court to entertain or not to entertain an application under subsection (1)(a) above.”; and
(b)in subsection (3), for “this section” there shall be substituted “subsection (1) above”.
(4)The amendments made by this section shall not have effect as regards decisions of the High Court pronounced before the commencement of this Act.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of ss. 139(1), 145–148 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutesin Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991
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