International Arbitration Act, 2017 (Act No. 15 of 2017)Chapter 2 : International Commercial Arbitration7. Matters subject to international commercial arbitration |
(1) | For the purposes of this Chapter, any international commercial dispute which the parties have agreed to submit to arbitration under an arbitration agreement and which relates to a matter which the parties are entitled to dispose of by agreement may be determined by arbitration, unless— |
(a) | such a dispute is not capable of determination by arbitration under any law of the Republic; or |
(b) | the arbitration agreement is contrary to the public policy of the Republic. |
(2) | Arbitration may not be excluded solely on the ground that an enactment confers jurisdiction on a court or other tribunal to determine a matter falling within the terms of an arbitration agreement. |