8 Transitional provision
1 The Scheme has effect in any case where the appropriate date falls on or after 6th April 2004.
2 In a case where the appropriate date falls before 6th April 2004, the arbitration scheme set out in the Schedule to the ACAS Arbitration Scheme (England and Wales) Order 2001 continues to apply.
3 In this article, the “appropriate date” means the date of the Arbitration Agreement. Where the parties sign the Arbitration Agreement on different dates, the appropriate date is the date of the first signature.
4 In this article, “Arbitration Agreement” means an agreement to submit the dispute to arbitration, as defined in paragraph 26 of the Scheme.