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Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 s 70

Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 s 70

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s 70

A marriage which takes place after the appointed dat shall be voidable on the following grounds only, that is tr Voidabie is say- (a) that th maraiay ha smt ean co ts comated oing () tha the waitil ferlai of bee pespondent do cine summate it; LAW RBFORM (MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE) [Pt. VI, S. 70-72] (d) that at the time of the marriage either party, thougl capable of giving a valid consent, was (whethe form; (f) that at the time of the marriage the respondent was pregnant by some person other than the petitioner. (a) that the petitioner, with knowledge that it was open to him to have the marriage avoided, so conducted himself in relation to the respondent as to lead the respondent reasonably to believe that he would not seek to do so; and (b) that it would be unjust to the respondent to grant the decree (2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the court shall not grant a decree of nullity on the grounds mentioned in paragraph (e) or (f) of section 70 unless it 1s satisiied that the petitioner was at the time of the marriage ignorant o the facts alleged. (3) Subsection (1) replaces, in relation to the grounds • grounds. (a) sredl de the determination of that matter as afore - Mnlysian [Pt. VI, S. 72-75] (b) require the application to the marriage of the grounds there mentioned except so far as applicable in accordance with those rules.

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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