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Upon proof of such agreement out of court, or by consent of the parties given in court in person or by counsel, it shall be entered in the proceedings of such court. Thereupon a rule shall be made that the parties shall submit to the award which shall be made in accordance with such agreement and the provisions of this chapter.</p><p>B. Neither party shall have the right to revoke an agreement to arbitrate except on a ground which would be good for revoking or annulling other agreements. Submission of any claim or controversy to arbitration pursuant to such agreement shall be a condition precedent to institution of suit or action thereon, and the agreement to arbitrate shall be enforceable, unless the agreement also provides that submission to arbitration shall not be a condition precedent to suit or action.</p><p>Code 1950, 搂 8-503; 1968, c. 244; 1977, c. 617; 1983, c. 485; 1986, c. 614; 2016, c. <a href='http://LegacyLIS.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0181'>181</a>.</p></section><input type='hidden' class='dataType' id='dataTable' value='CoV'/><input type='hidden' class='dataType' id='dataMember' value='id'/><input type='hidden' class='dataType' id='dataField' value='body'/></span> </article> <div id="HistoryNote"><p class='sidenote'>The chapters of the acts of assembly referenced in the historical citation at the end of this section may not constitute a comprehensive list of such chapters and may exclude chapters whose provisions have expired.</p></div> <nav class="content-footer-menu"><ul><li><span class='inactive'><i class='fa fa-long-arrow-left'></i></span> Section <a title='搂 8.01-578. 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