82. Power of High Court to make rules.—The High Court may make rules consistent with this Act
as to all proceedings before the Court under this Act.
83. Removal of difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act,
the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the
difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall made be after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of
commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each
Houses of Parliament.
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84. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after
it is made before each House of Parliament while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which
may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the
session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in
making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
under that rule.
85. Repeal and savings.—(1) The Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act, 1937 (6 of 1937), the
Arbitration Act, 1940 (10 of 1940) and the Foreign Awards (Recognition and Enforcement)
Act, 1961 (45 of 1961) are hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal,—
(a) the provisions of the said enactments shall apply in relation to arbitral proceedings which
commenced before this Act came into force unless otherwise agreed by the parties but this Act shall
apply in relation to arbitral proceedings which commenced on or after this Act comes into force;
(b) all rules made and notifications published, under the said enactments shall, to the extent to
which they are not repugnant to this Act, be deemed respectively to have been made or issued under
this Act.
86. Repeal and saving.—(1) The Arbitration and Conciliation (Third) Ordinance, 1996 (Ord.27 of
1996) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any order, rule, notification or scheme made or anything done or
any action taken in pursuance of any provision of the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been
made, done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
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[87. Effect of arbitral and related court proceedings commenced prior to 23rd October,
2015.—Unless the parties otherwise agree, the amendments made to this Act by the Arbitration and
Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 shall—
(a) not apply to—
(i) arbitral proceedings commenced before the commencement of the Arbitration and Conciliation
(Amendment) Act, 2015 (23rd October, 2015);
(ii) court proceedings arising out of or in relation to such arbitral proceedings irrespective of
whether such court proceedings are commenced prior to or after the commencement of the
Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015;
(b) apply only to arbitral proceedings commenced on or after the commencement of the Arbitration
and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 and to court proceedings arising out of or in relation to such
arbitral proceedings.]