Section 1. A written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties shall be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to collective bargaining agreements to arbitrate, which are subject to the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty C, except as provided by the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-two.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases
Chapter 251 - Uniform Arbitration Act for Commercial Disputes
Section 1 - Validity of Agreements; Non-Applicability to Collective Bargaining Agreements
Section 2 - Refusal to Arbitrate; Application to Superior Court
Section 2a - Consolidation or Severance of Arbitration Proceedings; Application; Determination
Section 3 - Appointment of Arbitrators
Section 4 - Powers of Arbitrators
Section 5 - Hearings; Time and Place; Rights of Parties; Conduct of Hearings
Section 6 - Representation by Counsel
Section 7 - Witnesses; Production of Documents and Things; Entry on Land for Inspection
Section 8 - Award; Form; Delivery; Time; Waiver of Objections
Section 9 - Award; Modification by Arbitrators
Section 10 - Costs and Expenses
Section 11 - Award; Confirmation by Court
Section 12 - Vacation of Award; Grounds; Time for Application; Rehearing; Confirmation
Section 14 - Judgment or Decree; Costs
Section 15 - Applications to Court