Arbitration Act (Cap. 387), article 2

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires - "arbitration agreement" means an agreement as defined in Articl e 7 of the Model Law: Provided that: (a) the provisions of article 7 of the Model Law shall be deemed to have been complied with if the arbitration agreement is contained in a document transmitted from one party to the other party or by a third party to both parties, and if no objection was raised thereto within thirty days of the receipt of the document; (b) the reference in a written contract to a document containing an arbitration clause constitutes an arbitration agreement provided that the reference is such as to make that clause part of the contract; (c) an arbitration agreement is also concluded by the issuance of a bill of lading, if the latter contains an express reference to an arbitration clause in a charter party; "arbitral tribunal" means a sole arbitrator or a number of arbitrators; "Board" means the Board of Governors of the Centre; "Centre" means the Malta Arbitration Centre established by article 3; "chairman" means the chairman of the Board; "financial period" means a period of five years commencing on 2 CAP. 387.] ARBITRATION the first January of one year and ending on the thirty first da y of December of the fifth year thereafter; provided that the first financial period of the Centre shall be the period commencing w ith the coming into force of Part III of this Act and ending on the 31st day of December of the year next following that on which the sa id Part III shall have come into force; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for justice; "Model Law" means the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration adopted on June 21, 1985 by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law reproduced in the First Schedule to this Act; "registrar" means the registrar of the Centre. PART II Establishment and Functions of the Centre Establishment of the Arbitration Centre.