Chapter 1 General Provisions

Sections in Chapter 1

• § 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