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Arbitration Act Section 17 — Number and appointment of arbitrators
Arbitration Act (พระราชบัญญัติอนุญาโตตุลาการ) — Section 17.
Plain-English Summary
The tribunal must have an odd number of arbitrators: if the parties choose an even number, the arbitrators jointly appoint one more as chair, and if the parties cannot agree on the number there is a sole arbitrator (Section 17). Unless the parties set another method, for a sole arbitrator a party applies to the court to appoint if the parties cannot agree; for a panel, each side appoints an equal number and they appoint the chair, and if a party fails to appoint within thirty days of notice, or the arbitrators cannot agree on a chair within thirty days of their appointment, a party may apply to the court (Section 18).
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Arbitration Act
พระราชบัญญัติอนุญาโตตุลาการ · B.E. 2545 (2002)
The Arbitration Act B.E. 2545 (2002) takes the UNCITRAL Model Law on international commercial arbitration as its main basis, according to the Act's explanatory note. It covers arbitration agreements, the tribunal, the conduct of proceedings, awards, setting aside an award, and the recognition and enforcement of awards made in any country (Section 41). An award made abroad is enforced by judgment only where it falls under a treaty, convention or international agreement to which Thailand is a party, and only as far as Thailand has bound itself. The Act refers to arbitral institutions only generically, as bodies set up to conduct arbitration (for example Sections 19 and 47). The Minister of Justice administers the Act (Section 10).
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 17 of the Arbitration Act. It is not an authoritative translation. For the binding Thai text, consult the Royal Gazette or the Office of the Council of State. Educational use only — not a substitute for advice from a Thai-qualified lawyer.
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