North Carolina § 1-567 - 51. Commencement of arbitral proceedings.

§ 1-567. 51. Commencement of arbitral proceedings.

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties or otherwise provided in the rules and procedures upon which the parties have agreed, the arbitral proceedings in respect of a particular dispute shall commence on the date on which a request for that dispute to be referred to arbitration is received by a party as provided in G.S. 1-567.33 . History (1991, c. 292, s. 1; 2017-171, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-171, s. 2 made the rewriting of this section by Session Laws 2017-171, s. 1, effective October 1, 2017, and applicable to agreements entered into, renewed, or modified on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2017-171, s. 1, rewrote the section which formerly read: "Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral proceedings in respect of a particular dispute shall commence on the date on which a request for that dispute to be referred to arbitration is received by the respondent." For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.