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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-26122025-268824
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 827]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2025/PAUSHA 3, 1947
INDIA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th December, 2025
F. No. A-60011/3/2023-IIAC-In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (2) of
section 31 of the India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 (17 of 2019), the India International Arbitration
Centre, with the previous approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations further to
amend the India International Arbitration Centre (Criteria for Admission to the panel of arbitrators) Regulations, 2023,
namely: -
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called the India International Arbitration Centre
(Criteria for Admission to the panel of arbitrators) Amendment Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the India International Arbitration Centre (Criteria for Admission to the panel of arbitrators) Regulations, 2023
(hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), in regulation 2, in sub-regulation (1), -
(i) after clause (e), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
'(ea) "micro enterprise" means the micro enterprise as defined under clause (h) of section 2 of the
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006);
(ii) after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
'(i) "small enterprise" means the small enterprise as defined under clause (m) of section 2 of the
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006);.
3. In the said regulations, in regulation 3, after sub-regulation (2), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted,
namely: -
"(3) The Registrar shall be the Member Secretary of the Chamber of Arbitration.".
4. In the said regulations, in regulation 5, for sub-regulations (1) and (2), the following sub-regulations shall be
substituted, namely:-
"(1) Any person having expertise, experience and standing either in domestic arbitration or international
arbitration or both, may apply for empanelment as an arbitrator.
(2) An application for empanelment as an arbitrator shall preferably be made online on the website of the
Centre (www.indiaiac.org):
Provided that an application may be made in the Form, annexed to these regulations to the office of the
Registrar accompanied by a non-refundable fee of rupees ten thousand:
Provided further that an application for empanelment as an arbitrator for resolution of disputes of a micro
enterprise or a small enterprise shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of rupees two thousand and five
hundred.".
5. In the said regulations, in regulation 6, in sub-regulation (1), -
(a) in clause (i), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: -
"Provided that for resolution of disputes of a micro enterprise or a small enterprise, the applicant shall
not be less than twenty-five years of age.".
(b) in clause (ii), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: -
"Provided that the experience of five years shall not be necessary for resolution of disputes of a micro
enterprise or a small enterprise.".
NAVIN KUMAR SINGH, Chief Executive Officer, IIAC
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./565/2025-26]
Note:- The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4 vide notification number
A-60011/3/2023-IIAC, dated the 31st March, 2023.