The Arbitration Act 1697 (9 Will. 3. c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of England of 1697.

Arbitration Act 1697[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for determining Differences by Arbitration
Citation9 Will. 3. c. 15
(Ruffhead: 9 & 10 Will. 3. c. 15)
Dates
Royal assent16 May 1698
Other legislation
Repealed byArbitration Act 1889
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

It was the first statute in the United Kingdom to expressly provide for arbitration of disputes,[2] although the practice of arbitration had been going on for many years before.[3] The statute was drafted by John Locke at the request of the Board of Trade.[4]

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  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ^ Douglas S. Stephenson (30 April 2008). Arbitration Practice in Construction Contracts. Wiley. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-632-05741-2.
  3. ^ Roebuck, Derek (1 September 1998). "Sources for the History of Arbitration: A Bibliographical Introduction". Arbitration International. 14 (3): 237–344. doi:10.1093/arbitration/14.3.237.
  4. ^ "Oldham/Kim, Arbitration In America: The Early History, 31 Law & Hist. Rev. 241, 246 et seq". Retrieved 29 June 2020.