Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
The Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 [Act 164], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in subsection 3(3)—
(a)
by substituting for the words “before which a petition for divorce has been made under section 51 from” the words
“from having exclusive jurisdiction over the dissolution of a marriage and all matters incidental thereto including”;
and
(b)
by substituting for the words “on the petition of one party to a marriage where the other party has converted to Islam, and such decree shall, notwithstanding any other written law to the contrary, be valid against the party to the marriage who has so converted to
Islam” the words “or other orders under Part VII and
Part VIII on a petition for divorce under section 53
where one party converts to Islam after the filing of the petition or after the pronouncement of a decree, or a petition for divorce under either section 51, 52 or 53
on the petition of either party or both parties to a marriage where one party has converted to Islam, and such decree and orders made shall, notwithstanding any other written law to the contrary, be valid against the party to the marriage who has so converted to Islam”.
Amendment of section 12