By submitting your membership application, you are deemed to have agreed to the following terms and conditions (as may from time to time be amended by SIArb):

1. You declare that you agree, if admitted, to be bound by the Constitution and Bye-Laws and by any subsequent amendments and/or alterations thereto which may be made from time to time.

2. You also declare that you agree that SIArb may list your name, organisation, designation and membership category in the public membership listing/directory on its website upon approval of your membership.

3. All applicants for membership shall satisfy Council of the following criteria:

(i) Be 21 years of age and over; and
(ii) Be in all respects a fit and proper person for admission.

4. Every application for admission shall be sponsored by two members of the Institute who, from their personal knowledge of Applicant can support the application as follows:

"I have known the Applicant for a period of ___________ years, and I have read his/her completed application for membership.  From my personal knowledge of the Applicant, I recommend him/her as a fit and proper person for consideration by the Council for membership of the Institute."

5. The Council emphasises that membership of the Institute only signifies an individual member’s interest and support of the objectives of arbitration, and does not imply his/her ability to act as arbitrator.

6. You are advised not to hold yourself out as Arbitrator merely by virtue of your being a Fellow, Member or an Associate Member of the Institute.

7. While there are no statutory requirements regulating those persons who may sit as arbitrators, the Council does not encourage parties to appoint those persons who have not attained the status of Fellow of the Institute.

8. Applications for membership must be accompanied by payments for:

*9. For applications approved after 1 October, please select the Half-Annual Subscription. For applications approved before 1 October, please select the Annual Subscription accordingly.

10. Applications for transfer must be accompanied by payments for the aggregate difference between the respective Application Fees and Annual Subscriptions.

11. Modes of Payment:

• Cheque made payable to “Singapore Institute of Arbitrators” and mail to c/o CMA International Consultants Pte Ltd, 60 Albert Street, #10-06, OG Albert Complex, Singapore 189969.
• Credit Card: Please visit http://www.siarb.org.sg/membership_application_payment.html.
• Bank Transfer:

Account Name: Singapore Institute of Arbitrators l Account Number: 208-308-736-8 l SWIFT Code: UOVBSGSG l Bank: United Overseas Bank Limited, 148 Upper Bukit Timah Road, UOB Centre, Singapore 588178.

Please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. after the T/T has been done for our follow-up with the bank. Payment must be received nett after deduction of all bank charges. 

12. If an application is not approved by Council, the applicant will receive a refund of the applicable Annual Subscription paid and 50% of the Application Fee paid.

13. By completing this form, you fully consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data as appears in any form, document or electronic template, by SIArb. [CLICK HERE TO READ OUR PRIVACY POLICY]

With effect from 29 Sept 2022