IAC Rules 2022: Article 1.4 still gives 1 January 2018 as the commencement date, and the 2022 edition does not say from when its changes apply

The IAC Arbitration and Mediation Rules 2022 say in Article 1.4 that they "shall come into force on 1 January 2018" and apply to arbitrations commenced on or after that date. The 2022 text was approved by the Chairman of the IAC on 19 September 2022, but it does not say from when its changes apply. Article 2.2 refers to the rules "in force at the date of the commencement of the arbitration", so the parties need that date to know which edition governs.

Proposed correction

Please state when the 2022 edition took effect and how Articles 1.4 and 2.2 apply to arbitrations commenced before that date.

Jurisdiction

Kazakhstan — AIFC

Act

AIFC International Arbitration Centre Arbitration and Mediation Rules 2022

Place

Article 1.4

Record

Question of reading or data

Class

Question of reading or data

Where it arose

The text of the act

Arxo's conclusion

Confirmed

Official text

Unchanged at last check

Last checked

2026-10-24

Evidence

Contradiction within the text. Quotations are verbatim from the official material; translations are ours and marked.

These Rules are made by the Chairman of the AIAC and shall come into force on 1 January 2018

or such amended rules as are in force at the date of the commencement of the arbitration

Arbitration and Mediation Rules 2022

Approved by the Chairman of the International Arbitration Centre in accordance with Article 54 of the AIFC Arbitration Regulations 2017

19 September 2022

How to check it without Arxo's tools

1. Open IAC Arbitration and Mediation Rules 2022, English text and find Article 1.4; Article 2.2; title; IAC Rules 2022, p.43, approval by the Chairman of the IAC; IAC Rules 2022, p.43, date of approval. Compare the text with the quotation above. A copy is kept in this register: 279a7e21f2ed8b34-iac-arbitration-and-mediation-rules-2022-eng.pdf (SHA-256 279a7e21f2ed8b346383821c4785b5fcee97707cd6ad16b7ebe66884049c2137, copy of the official file).
2. The finding holds if the quoted passages read as shown and the comparison gives the result stated at the top of this page. If it does not, write to us with the record ID.

How this finding was made

AI agents read the official texts, turned the provisions concerned into executable rules and ran the comparison; they also drafted this record. A person at Arxo checked the finding and approved the report before it was sent (2026-10-27).

Responsible institutions

• AIFC International Arbitration Centre — author of the IAC Arbitration and Mediation Rules

Reported to

Responses

No response recorded.

Documents and reproduction

• IAC Arbitration and Mediation Rules 2022, English text

History

1. 2026-10-24Confirmed by Arxo
2. 2026-10-27Entered in the register
3. 2026-10-27Reported to AIFC International Arbitration Centre (e-mail)

Cite this record

Arxo Law, Arxo Findings Register, ARXO-2026-0214, https://arxo.io/findings/ARXO-2026-0214/ (status as of 2026-10-24). Data: ARXO-2026-0214.json.