Statu s: This version of this Act contains provisions that are prospective.Changes to legislation: There are ou tstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.u keditorial team to Arbitration Act 1996. Any changes that have already been made by the teamappear in the content and are referenced with annotations. (See end of Docu ment for details)Arbitration Act 19961996 CHAPTER 23An Act to restate and improve the law relating to arbitration pu rsu ant to an arbitrationagreement; to make other provision relating to arbitration and arbitration awards; andfor connected pu rposes.[17th Ju ne 1996]Be it enacted by the Qu een’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of theLords Spiritu al and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by theau thority of the same, as follows:—Annotations:Extent InformationE1 This Act extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland; for exceptions see s.108Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1Act modified (11.11.1999) by 1999 c. 31, s. 8(1)(2) (with application as mentioned in s. 10(2)(3))C2Act exclu ded (31.1.1997) by 1966 c. 41, s. 3 (as su bstitu ted by 1996 c. 23, s. 107(1), Sch. 3 para. 24(with s. 81(2)); S.I. 1996/3146, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in art. 4, Sch. 2)Act exclu ded (1.8.1998) by 1992 c. 52, s. 212A(6) (as inserted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 7; S.I.1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1Act exclu ded (N.I.) (1.3.1999) by S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21), art. 89(6); S.R. 1999/81, art. 3Act exclu ded (31.3.2002) by The Dairy Produ ce Qu otas Regu lations 2002 (S.I. 2002/457), regs. 2, 9(b),10(1)(b)(4)(b), 11(2), 33(5)(b)(iii), Sch. 1 para. 34Act exclu ded (31.3.2002) by The Dairy Produ ce Qu otas (Wales) Regu...