Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 (Application to Tonga) Order 1967

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1967/585

1967 No. 585

ARBITRATION

The Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 (Application to Tonga) Order 1967

Made 12th April 1967

Coming into Operation 20th April 1967

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 12th day of April 1967

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 (Application to Tonga) Order 1967, and shall come into operation on 20th April 1967.

S-2 Application of Act to Tonga

Application of Act to Tonga

2. Subject to the adaptations and modifications specified in the Schedule to this Order, the provisions of the Act, except sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 thereof, shall extend to Tonga.

S-3 Interpretation

Interpretation

3. The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply, with the necessary adaptations, for the purpose of interpreting this Order and otherwise in relation thereto as it applies for the purpose of interpreting and in relation to Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom.

W.G. Agnew

THE SCHEDULE

Section 2

ADAPTATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO BE MADE IN THE APPLICATION OF THE ACT TO TONGA

SCH-1.1

1. In section 1(2) and 2(1), for the references to the High Court there shall be substituted references to the Supreme Court of Tonga.

SCH-1.2

2. In section 1(3), for the words there shall be substituted the word .

SCH-1.3

3. In section 1(6) and 2(2), for the references to section 99 of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 there shall be substituted references to section 7 of the Supreme Court Act of Tonga1, as amended.

SCH-1.4

4. For section 3 there shall be substituted the following section:—

SCH-1.3

3.—(1) Premier of Tonga may by order—

(a)

(a) make provision, in relation to such proceedings pursuant to the Convention as are specified in the order, for the attendance of witnesses, the hearing of evidence and the production of documents;

(b)

(b) direct that the Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act 18562(which relates to the taking of evidence for the purpose of proceedings before a foreign tribunal) shall apply to such proceedings pursuant to the Convention as are specified in the order, with or without any modifications or exceptions specified in the order.

(2) Except as provided by any...

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