law: Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act, 1937
  2.Interpretation :-
  In this Act {Definition of "States"
  
  ins.by the A.O.1950 was omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s.3 and Sch}"foreign
  
  award" means an award on differences relating to matters considered as
  
  commercial under the law in force in {Subs., ibid., for "the
  
  states".} [India ] made after the 28th day of July, 1924,---
  (a) in pursuance of an
  
  agreement for arbitration to which the Protocol set forth in the First Schedule
  
  applies, and 
  (b) between persons of
  
  whom one is subject to the jurisdiction of some one of such Powers as the
  
  Central Government, being satisfied that reciprocal provisions have been made
  
  may, by notification{For such notification, see Gazette of India, 1938, Pt.I,
  
  p.24.} in the Official Gazette, declare to be parties to the Convention set
  
  forth in the Second Schedule, and of whom the other is subject to the
  
  jurisdiction of some other of the Powers aforesaid, and 
  (c) in one of such
  
  territories as the Central Government, being satisfied that reciprocal
  
  provisions have been made, may by like notification, declare to be territories
  
  to which the said Convention applies, and for the purposes of this Act an award
  
  shall not be deemed to be final if any proceedings for the purpose of
  
  contesting the validity of the award are pending in the country in which it was
  
  made.