Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "arbitration" means any arbitration whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution; (b) "arbitral award" means the award made by the arbitral tribunal in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (c) "arbitral institution" means any institution which provides for the conduct of arbitration in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (d) "arbitral proceedings" means any proceedings conducted by an arbitral tribunal in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (e) "arbitrator" means a person designated or appointed to act as an arbitral tribunal under this Act; (f) "award" means the decision of the arbitral tribunal to which no further procedure is to be applied under this Act; (g) "claim" means the claim which is made in accordance with the arbitration agreement; (h) "conciliation proceedings" means any proceedings conducted by a conciliator in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (i) "conciliation statement" means the statement of issues to be settled and the proposals for settlement made by a party to the other party in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (j) "conciliation proceedings" means any proceedings conducted by a conciliator in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (k) "conciliation statement" means the statement of issues to be settled and the proposals for settlement made by a party to the other party in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (l) "court" means the principal civil court of original jurisdiction in a district, and includes the High Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under this Act; (m) "foreign award" means an arbitral award made in pursuance of an arbitration agreement in any country outside India; (n) "foreign award court" means the court of the country in which the foreign award was made; (o) "foreign award tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal which made the foreign award; (p) "High Court" means the High Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under this Act; (q) "international commercial arbitration" means arbitration relating to disputes arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the law of India; (r) "international commercial conciliation" means conciliation relating to disputes arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the law of India; (s) "party" means a party to the arbitration agreement; (t) "party-appointed arbitrator" means an arbitrator appointed by a party to the arbitration agreement; (u) "permanent arbitral institution" means an institution which provides for the conduct of arbitration in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (v) "president" means the President of India; (w) "president of the arbitral tribunal" means the president of the arbitral tribunal appointed under this Act; (x) "president of the permanent arbitral institution" means the president of the permanent arbitral institution; (y) "principal civil court of original jurisdiction" means the principal civil court of original jurisdiction in a district; (z) "reference to arbitration" means a reference to arbitration made under this Act; (aa) "reference to conciliation" means a reference to conciliation made under this Act; (bb) "respondent" means a party against whom a claim is made in accordance with the arbitration agreement; (cc) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (dd) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (ee) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (ff) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (gg) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (hh) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (ii) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (jj) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (kk) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (ll) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (mm) "tribunal" means the arbitunal tribunal; (nn) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (oo) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (pp) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (qq) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (rr) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (ss) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (tt) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (uu) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (vv) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (ww) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (xx) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (yy) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal; (zz) "tribunal" means the arbitral tribunal.