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(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrarý in section Additional (1) (c), the court shall have jurísdiction to entertain jurisdiction in proceed. proceedings by a wite under this Part, although the husband ingsby is not domiciled or resident in Malaysia if— wife. (a) the wife has been deserted by the husband, or the husband has been deported from Malaysia under any law for the time being in force relating to the deportation of persons, and the husband was before the desertion or deportation domiciled in Malaysia; (b) the wife is resident in Malaysia and has been ordinarily resident in Malaysia for a period of two years immediately preceding the commencement of the proceedings. (2) I1 any proceedings in which the High Court has iurisdiction by virtue of this section, the issues shall be determined in accordance with the law which would be appucable thereto if the parties were domiciled or resident in Malaysia. (3) In this section references to deportation from Malaysia shall be construed as including banishment or expulsion under any written law. ERE3AAE (2) A Judge of the court may, on an application made * one vi alegptiondl ercumit nos or hadliay suited [Pt.sV1,:S.: 50-54] sion to Islam. Sulis A498 (3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the presentation of a petition based upon matters which occurred before the expiration of the specified period.