The text of the statute, in its entirety, consists of: Arbitration Act (UK) to apply to Anguilla 1.
In Vento v Fidelity Insurance Co Ltd[5] the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal affirmed that the effect of the legislation was to import the 1996 Act, as amended, in to Anguillan law.
However, Anguilla is still a party to the Geneva Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards and the Protocol on Arbitration Clauses, both of which were extended by the United Kingdom to St. Christopher and Nevis, of which Anguilla originally was a part.
[citation needed] The United Nations Treaty Series shows the following statement of the British government of 16 December 1985: "At the time of accession, Anguilla was part of the territory of St. Christopher and Nevis.
St. Christopher and Nevis became independent on September 19, 1983 and Anguilla then reverted to being a dependant territory of the United Kingdom.