Act Number: 17

Act Name: The India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019

Year: 2019

Enactment Date: 2019-07-26

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre for the purpose of creating an independent and autonomous regime for institutionalised arbitration and for acquisition and transfer of the undertakings of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution and to vest such undertakings in the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre for the better management of arbitration so as to make it a hub for institutional arbitration and to declare the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre to be an institution of national importance and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Legal Affairs

Section 5: Composition of Centre.
    The Centre shall consist of the following Members, namely:--
         (a) a person, who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or a Judge of a High Court or an eminent person, having special knowledge and experience in the conduct or administration of arbitration, law or management, appointed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India----Chairperson;
         (b) two eminent persons having substantial knowledge and experience in institutional arbitration, both domestic and international, appointed by the Central Government----Full-time Members or Part-time Members;
         (c) one representative of a recognised body of commerce and industry, chosen on rotational basis by the Central Government----Part-time Member;
         (d) Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice or his representative, not below the rank of the Joint Secretary----Member, ex officio;
         (e) one Financial Adviser nominated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance---- Member, ex officio; and
         (f) Chief Executive Officer----Member, ex officio.
    
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