1 Introductory Matters Interpretation
(a) "arbitration agreement" m eans, subject to subsections (2)
and (3), an agreement or part of an agreement by which 2 or
more persons agree to submit a matter in dispute to
arbitration;
(b) "arbitrator" includes an umpire;
(c) "court" means,
(i) in sections 6 and 7, the C ourt of King's Bench and the
Court of Justice, and
(ii) in all other sections, the Court of King's Bench.
(2) If the parties to an arbitration agreement make a further
agreement in connection with the arbitration, it is deemed to form
part of the arbitration agreement.
(3) Where a matter is authorized or required under an enactment to
be submitted to arbitration, a reference in this Act to an arbitration
agreement is a reference to the enactment, unless the context
otherwise requires.
RSA 2000 cA-43 s1;AR 217/2022;AR 75/2023