THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT, 2017

    THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT, 2017     CONTENTS Short title, extent and commencement Definitions CHAPTER-I   CIVIL MATTERS Reference to ADR Panel of Neutrals Appointment of Neutrals Referral to ADR Centre Appearance of parties Reference to ADR before legal proceedings ADR proceedings Settlement and award Failure of ADR Failure of ADR Centre etc Execution of an order or a decree       CHAPTER-II   COMPOUNDABLE OFFENCES   ADR in compoundable offences CHAPTER-III   MISCELLANEOUS Costs and fees of ADR Utilization of services of an evaluator Penal costs Appeal and revision barred Savings Application, etc., of certain laws Overriding effect Transitory provision Cases pending in appeal or revision Code of Conduct Power to make rules Removal of difficulty Repeal   SCHEDULE               THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT, 2017   ACT No. XX of 2017                  [30th May, 2017]   to provide for alternative dispute resolution   WHEREAS the State is required to ensure inexpensive and expeditious justice;   AND WHEREAS an alternative dispute resolution system can facilitate settlement of disputes expeditiously without resort to formal litigation;   It is hereby enacted as follows:—   1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2017. It shall extend to the Islamabad Capital Territory. It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—   ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)’ means a process in which parties resort to resolving a dispute other than by adjudication by Courts and includes, but is not limited to, arbitration, mediation, conciliation and neutral evaluation;   ‘ADR Centre’ means the ADR Centre notified by the Government for the purposes of this Act;   ‘arbitration’ means a process by which parties submit a dispute to the decision of a…