CHAPTER 1 — General Provisions
16 sections.
- § 1. — “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined; exceptions to operation of title
- § 2. — Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate
- § 3. — Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration
- § 4. — Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination
- § 5. — Appointment of arbitrators or umpire
- § 6. — Application heard as motion
- § 7. — Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance
- § 8. — Proceedings begun by libel in admiralty and seizure of vessel or property
- § 9. — Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; procedure
- § 10. — Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing
- § 11. — Same; modification or correction; grounds; order
- § 12. — Notice of motions to vacate or modify; service; stay of proceedings
- § 13. — Papers filed with order on motions; judgment; docketing; force and effect; enforcement
- § 14. — Contracts not affected
- § 15. — Inapplicability of the Act of State doctrine
- § 16. — Appeals