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

  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 cliff@dilloway.co.uk if you find any errors in or difficulties with the downloading procedure.