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1995 Ed.
International Arbitration
Cap. 143A
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tribunal shall have powers to make orders or give directions to any party for—

(a) security for costs;
(b) discovery of documents and interrogatories;
(c) giving of evidence by affidavit;
(d) the preservation, interim custody or sale of any property which is the subject-matter of the dispute;
(e) securing the amount in dispute;
(f) ensuring that any award which may be made in the arbitral proceedings is not rendered ineffectual by the dissipation of assets by a party; and
(g) an interim injunction or any other interim measure.

(2) An arbitral tribunal shall, unless the parties to an arbitration agreement have (whether in the arbitration agreement or in any other document in writing) agreed to the contrary, have power to administer oaths to or take affirmations of the parties and witnesses.

(3) An arbitral tribunal shall, unless the parties to an arbitration agreement have (whether in the arbitration agreement or in any other document in writing) agreed to the contrary, have power to adopt if it thinks fit inquisitorial processes.

(4) Without prejudice to the application of Article 28 of the Model Law, an arbitral tribunal, in deciding the dispute that is the subject of the arbitral proceedings—

(a) may award any remedy or relief that could have been ordered by the High Court if the dispute had been the subject of civil proceedings in that Court;
(b) may award interest (including interest on a compound basis) on the whole or any part of any sum which—
(i) is awarded to any party, for the whole or any part of the period up to the date of the award; or
(ii) is in issue in the arbitral proceedings but is paid before the date of the award, for the
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