Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 1 - “Maritime transactions” and “commerce” defined; exceptions to operation of title
- § 2 - Validity, irrevocability, and enforcement of agreements to arbitrate
- § 3 - Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration
- § 4 - Failure to arbitrate under agreement; petition to United States court having jurisdiction for order to compel arbitration; notice and service thereof; hearing and determination
- § 5 - Appointment of arbitrators or umpire
- § 6 - Application heard as motion
- § 7 - Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance
- § 8 - Proceedings begun by libel in admiralty and seizure of vessel or property
- § 9 - Award of arbitrators; confirmation; jurisdiction; procedure
- § 10 - Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing
- § 11 - Same; modification or correction; grounds; order
- § 12 - Notice of motions to vacate or modify; service; stay of proceedings
- § 13 - Papers filed with order on motions; judgment; docketing; force and effect; enforcement
- § 14 - Contracts not affected
- § 15 - Inapplicability of the Act of State doctrine
- § 16 - Appeals