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(1) Except as is otherwise expressly provided this Act hall apply to all persons in Malaysia and to all person lomiciled in Malaysia but are resident outside Malaysia 2) For the purposes of this Act, a person who is a citize f Malavsia shall be deemed, until the contrarv is prove to be domiciled in Malaysia. wiho is married ulader Mslis tavy adi mo maoage of n of the parties which professes the religion of Islam shall be selemnised or registered _under this Act. [Pt. I-II, S. 3-5] Sulis. A198 (4) This Act shall not apply to any nativeof East Malaysia or aborigine of West Malaysia: 1. (1) Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of any subsistin narriage solemnised under any law, religion, custom or vali usage prior to the appointed date. (2) Such marriage, if valid under the law, religion, undetered ustom or usage under which it was solemnised, shall be Actanble leemed to be registered under this Act . (3) Every such marriage, unless void under the law, religion, custom or usage under which it was solemnised, shall continue until dissolved— (a) by the death of one of the parties; or (b) by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (c) by a /declacalion of nullity made by a court of competent jurisdiction.