No versions valid at: 17/12/1996
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Arbitration Act 1996, Paragraph 53 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Valid from 31/01/1997
53E+W+N.I.In the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, after Article 320 insert—
320A(1)This Article applies where a bankrupt had become party to a contract containing an arbitration agreement before the commencement of his bankruptcy.
(2)If the trustee in bankruptcy adopts the contract, the arbitration agreement is enforceable by or against the trustee in relation to matters arising from or connected with the contract.
(3)If the trustee in bankruptcy does not adopt the contract and a matter to which the arbitration agreement applies requires to be determined in connection with or for the purposes of the bankruptcy proceedings—
(a)the trustee with the consent of the creditors’ committee, or
(b)any other party to the agreement,
may apply to the court which may, if it thinks fit in all the circumstances of the case, order that the matter be referred to arbitration in accordance with the arbitration agreement.
(4)In this Article—
“arbitration agreement” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Arbitration Act 1996; and
“the court” means the court which has jurisdiction in the bankruptcy proceedings.”.
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