The arbitral tribunal may rule on a plea referred to in Sections 1297.162 and 1297.163 either as a preliminary question or in an award on the merits.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1297.165
Competence of an Arbitral Tribunal to Rule on its Jurisdiction
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1
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