How to obtain a copy of the Arbitration Act 1996 by downloading.

• There follows a series of steps that may be followed in order to download a copy of the Arbitration Act 1996 from the official government site. These instructions supersede those given in "European Arbitration" issue 14 dated 28th March 1997. "European Arbitration" is an ezine and mchapman@zen.dedal.fr.net will email particulars of the ezine on request.

1. Create a directory into which you wish to download a copy of the Arbitration Act 1997.
   
2. Point your browser at http://www.hmso.gov.uk./acts/acts1996/1996023.htm
3. This takes you to a copyright notice permitting downloading for private use and when you scroll down the page it shows the title and contents pages of the Act.
4. Click on "File" then "Save as" on your browser and you will be given the opportunity to browse in order to locate the directory you have created to contain your copy of the Arbitration Act 1996. Click on OK and your browser will create a file copy of what you have seen on your screen.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the copyright notice/contents page and you will see a "continue" button. Click on it and your browser will take you to the first of a series of files that contain the text of the Arbitration Act 1996.
6. Repeat the steps:
   • "File" then "Save as"
   • Scroll down to the continue button and click on it.
   • over and over again until you come to a file with no continue button. At this point you have saved the whole of the Arbitration Act 1996 in the directory that you created for that purpose.
7. At this point you may disconnect from your Information Service Provider. If necessary you can always reconnect to pick up a file that was missed in the save as process.
8. The list of files in the directory created to hold the Arbitration Act 1996 should be as follows:

   File Name	File Contents
   1996023.htm	Copyright and Contents
   1996023--a.htm	Sections 1-11
   1996023--b.htm	Sections 12-21
   1996023--c.htm	Sections 22-32
   1996023--d.htm	Sections 33-42
   1996023--e.htm	Sections 43-52
   1996023--f.htm	Sections 53-67
   1996023--g.htm	Sections 68-73
   1996023--h.htm	Sections 74-84
   1996023--i.htm	Sections 85-98
   1996023--j.htm	Sections 99-104
   1996023--k.htm	Sections 105-110
   1996023--l.htm	Schedule 1
   1996023--m.htm	Schedule 2
   1996023--n.htm	Schedule 3
   1996023--o.htm	Schedule 4

9. Point your browser at each of the files above in your Arbitration Act 1996 directory and click on print. It is necessary to use your browser to print these files from your own computer's directory (enter a full path starting C:\) as they are html encoded and the html will be interpreted to give a properly laid out printed copy of the Arbitration Act 1996.

Be warned that the whole of the Arbitration Act 1996 has not been brought into force. See the Explanatory Note for the important details.

Please email cliffd@endispute.co.uk if you find any errors in or difficulties with the downloading procedure.

                    This material last revised 4 November 2001