Arbitration Act 2005 s 30
s 30 Law applicable to substance of dispute
(1) In respect of a domestic arbitration where the seat of arbitration is in Malaysia, the arbitral tribunal shall decide the dispute in accordance with the substantive law of Malaysia.
(2) In respect of an international arbitration, the arbitral tribunal shall decide the dispute in accordance with the law as agreed upon by the parties as applicable to the substance of the dispute.
(3) Any designation by the parties of the law of a given State shall be construed, unless otherwise expressed, as directly referring to the substantive law of that State and not to its conflict of laws rules.
(4) Failing any agreement under subsection (2), the arbitral tribunal shall apply the law determined by the conflict of laws rules.
(5) The arbitral tribunal shall, in all cases, decide in accordance with the terms of the agreement and shall take into account the usages of the trade applicable to the transaction.
Malay text (authoritative)
Undang-undang yang terpakai bagi isi pertikaian
(1) Berkenaan dengan suatu timbang tara domestik jika tempat timbang tara adalah di Malaysia, tribunal timbang tara hendaklah memutuskan pertikaian itu mengikut undang-undang substantif Malaysia.
(2) Berkenaan dengan suatu timbang tara antarabangsa, tribunal timbang tara hendaklah memutuskan pertikaian itu mengikut undangundang yang dipersetujui oleh pihak-pihak sebagai terpakai bagi isi pertikaian itu.
(3) Apa-apa penetapan oleh pihak-pihak tentang undang-undang sesuatu Negara tertentu hendaklah ditafsirkan, melainkan jika dinyatakan selainnya, sebagai merujuk secara langsung kepada undang-undang substantif Negara itu dan bukan kepada kaedahkaedah percanggahan undang-undangnya.
(4) Sekiranya tiada apa-apa persetujuan di bawah subseksyen
(2), tribunal timbang tara hendaklah memakai undang-undang yang ditentukan oleh kaedah-kaedah percanggahan undang-undang.
(5) Tribunal timbang tara hendaklah, dalam semua hal, memutuskan mengikut terma-terma perjanjian dan hendaklah mengambil kira penggunaan perdagangan yang terpakai bagi transaksi itu.
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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).
