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Recourse to a court against an arbitral award may be made only by an application for setting aside in

accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article.

(2) An arbitral award may be set aside by the court specified in article 6 only if:

(a) the party making the application furnishes proof that:

(i) a party to the arbitration agreement referred to in article 7 was under some incapacity; or the said
agreement is not 20 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration valid under the law
to which the parties have subjected it or, failing any indication thereon, under the law of this State; or

(ii) the party making the application was not given proper notice of the appointment of an arbitrator or
of the arbitral proceedings or was otherwise unable to present his case; or

(iii) the award deals with a dispute not contemplated by or not falling within the terms of the submission
to arbitration, or contains decisions on matters beyond the scope of the submission to arbitration,
provided that, if the decisions on matters submitted to arbitration can be separated from those not so
submitted, only that part of the award which contains decisions on matters not submitted to arbitration
may be set aside; or

(iv) the composition of the arbitral tribunal or the arbitral procedure was not in accordance with the
agreement of the parties, unless such agreement was in conflict with a provision of this Law from which
the parties cannot derogate, or, failing such agreement, was not in accordance with this Law; or

(b) the court finds that:

(i) the subject-matter of the dispute is not capable of settlement by arbitration under the law of this
State; or (ii) the award is in conflict with the public policy of this State.

(3) An application for setting aside may not be made after three months have elapsed from the date on
which the party making that application had received the award or, if a request had been made under
article 33, from the date on which that request had been disposed of by the arbitral tribunal

Article 33. Correction and interpretation of award; additional award

(1) Within thirty days of receipt of the award, unless another period of time has been agreed
upon by the parties:

(a) a party, with notice to the other party, may request the arbitral Part One. UNCITRAL Model Law on
International Commercial Arbitration 19 tribunal to correct in the award any errors in computation, any
clerical or typographical errors or any errors of similar nature;

(b) if so agreed by the parties, a party, with notice to the other party, may request the arbitral tribunal
to give an interpretation of a specifi c point or part of the award. If the arbitral tribunal considers the
request to be justifi ed, it shall make the correction or give the interpretation within thirty days of
receipt of the request. The interpretation shall form part of the award.

(2) The arbitral tribunal may correct any error of the type referred to in paragraph (1)
(a) of this article on its own initiative within thirty days of the date of the award.

(3) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a party, with notice to the other party, may request,
within thirty days of receipt of the award, the arbitral tribunal to make an additional award as to claims
presented in the arbitral proceedings but omitted from the award. If the arbitral tribunal considers the
request to be justified, it shall make the additional award within sixty days.

(4) The arbitral tribunal may extend, if necessary, the period of time within which it shall make a
correction, interpretation or an additional award under paragraph (1) or (3) of this article.

(5) The provisions of article 31 shall apply to a correction or interpretation of the award or to an
additional award

Section 25 of RA No. 876

Grounds for modifying or correcting award. - In any one of the following cases, the court must make
an order modifying or correcting the award, upon the application of any party to the controversy
which was arbitrated:

(a) Where there was an evident miscalculation of figures, or an evident mistake in the
description of any person, thing or property referred to in the award; or

(b) Where the arbitrators have awarded upon a matter not submitted to them, not affecting
the merits of the decision upon the matter submitted; or

(c) Where the award is imperfect in a matter of form not affecting the merits of the
controversy, and if it had been a commissioner's report, the defect could have been
amended or disregarded by the court.

The order may modify and correct the award so as to effect the intent thereof and promote justice
between the parties.

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