Section 46 of Limitation of Actions Act CAP 22: Amendment and repeal

The Arbitration Act (Cap. 49) is amended by inserting therein, immediately after section 18 thereof, a new section as follows—
18A. Power of court to extend time for commencing arbitration proceedings
Where the terms of an agreement to refer future disputes to arbitration provides that any claims to which the agreement applies shall be barred unless notice to appoint an arbitrator is given or an arbitrator is appointed or some other step is taken within a time fixed by the agreement, and a dispute arises to which the agreement applies, the court, if it is of the opinion that in the circumstances of the case hardship would otherwise be caused, and notwithstanding that the time so fixed has expired, may, on such terms, if any, as the justice of the case may require, but without prejudice to any written law limiting the time for the commencement of arbitration proceedings, extend the time for such period as it thinks proper.
(2) Section 136(1) of the Government Lands Act (Cap. 280) is amended by substituting for the words "six months", which appear therein, the words "one year".
(3) The written laws specified in the first and second columns of the Schedule of this Act are repealed to the extent respectively specified in relation thereto in the third column of that Schedule.