Mediation Act, 2023-Section wise Bare Act

The Mediation Act, 2023

Chapter-I Preliminary

Section-1 Short title, extent and commencement

Chapter-II Application

Section-2 Application

Section-3 Definitions

Chapter-III Mediation

Section-4 Mediation agreement

Section-5 Pre-litigation Mediation

Section-6 Disputes or matters not fit for Mediation

Section-7 Power of court or tribunal to refer parties to Mediation

Chapter-IV Mediators

Section-8 Appointment of Mediators

Section-9 Preference of Parties

Section-10 Conflict of interest and disclosure

Section-11 Termination of mandate of Mediator

Section-12 Replacement of Mediator

Chapter-V Mediation Proceedings

Section-13 Territorial jurisdiction to undertake Mediation

Section-14 Commencement of Mediation

Section-15 Conduct of Mediation

Section-16 Role of Mediator

Section-17 Role of mediator in other proceedings

Section-18 Time-limit for completion of Mediation

Section-19 Mediated settlement agreement

Section-20 Registration of mediated settlement agreement

Section-21 Non-settlement report

Section-22 Confidentiality

Section-23 Admissibility and privilege against disclosure

Section-24 Termination of Mediation

Section-25 Cost of Mediation

Section-26 Proceedings of Lok Adalat and Permanent Lok Adalat not to be affected

Chapter-VI Enforcement of Mediated Settlement Agreement

Section-27 Enforcement of mediated settlement agreement

Section-28 Challenge to mediated settlement agreement

Section-29 Limitation

Chapter-VII Online Mediation

Section-30 Online Mediation

Chapter-VIII Mediation Council of India

Section-31 Establishment and incorporation of Mediation Council

Section-32 Composition of Council

Section-33 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Council

Section-34 Resignation

Section-35 Removal

Section-36 Appointment of experts and constitution of Committees

Section-37 Secretariat and Chief Executive Officer of Council

Section-38 Duties and functions of Council

Section-39 Monitoring and Reporting

Chapter-IX Mediation Service Providers and Mediation Institutes

Section-40 Mediation Service Provider

Section-41 Functions of mediation Service Providers

Section-42 Mediation Institutes

Chapter-X Community Mediation

Section-43 Community Mediation

Section-44 Procedure for Community Mediation

Chapter-XI Miscellaneous

Section-45 Mediation Fund

Section-46 Accounts and Audit

Section-47 Power of Central Government to issue directions

Section-48 Power to frame Schemes or Guidelines

Section-49 Mediated settlement agreement where Government or its, agency, etc., is a party

Section-50 Protection of action taken in good faith

Section-51 Power to make rules

Section-52 Power to make regulations

Section-53 Laying

Section-54 Power to remove difficulties

Section-55 Provisions of Act to have overriding effect on mediation or conciliation contained in other laws

Section-56 Act not to apply to pending proceedings

Section-57 Transitory provision

Section-58  Amendment in Indian Contract Act, 1872

Section-59  Amendment in Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Section-60  Amendment in Legal Service Authorities Act, 1987

Section-61  Amendment in Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Section-62  Amendment in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006

Section-63  Amendment in Companies Act, 2013

Section-64  Amendment in Commercial Courts Act, 2015

Section-65  Amendment in Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Schedules

First Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

Second Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

Third Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

Fourth Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

Fifth Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

Sixth Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

Seventh Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

Eighth Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

Ninth Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

Tenth Schedule of Mediation Act, 2023

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