Arbitration Act 2005 s 10
s 10 Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court
(1) A court before which proceedings are brought in respect of a matter which is the subject of an arbitration agreement shall, where a party makes an application before taking any other steps in the proceedings, stay those proceedings and refer the parties to arbitration unless it finds—
(a) that the agreement is null and void, inoperative or incapable of being performed; or
(b) that there is in fact no dispute between the parties with regard to the matters to be referred.
(2) The court, in granting a stay of proceedings pursuant to subsection (1), may impose any conditions as it deems fit.
(3) Where the proceedings referred to in subsection (1) have been brought, arbitral proceedings may be commenced or continued, and an award may be made, while the issue is pending before the court.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perjanjian timbang tara dan tuntutan substantif di hadapan mahkamah
(1) Mahkamah yang di hadapannya prosiding dibawa berkenaan dengan suatu perkara yang menjadi subjek suatu perjanjian timbang tara hendaklah, jika suatu pihak membuat permohonan sebelum mengambil apa-apa langkah lain dalam prosiding itu, menggantung prosiding itu dan merujukkan pihak-pihak itu kepada timbang tara melainkan jika mahkamah itu mendapati—
(a) bahawa perjanjian itu adalah batal dan tidak sah, tidak berkuat kuasa atau tidak berupaya untuk dilaksanakan; atau
(b) bahawa pada hakikatnya tiada pertikaian antara pihakpihak itu berhubung dengan perkara yang hendak dirujukkan.
(2) Mahkamah, dalam membenarkan suatu penggantungan prosiding menurut subseksyen (1), boleh mengenakan apa-apa syarat sebagaimana yang difikirkannya patut.
(3) Jika prosiding yang disebut dalam subseksyen (1) telah dibawa, prosiding timbang tara boleh dimulakan atau diteruskan, dan suatu award boleh dibuat, sementara isu itu belum selesai di hadapan mahkamah.
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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
