Section 4
Section 51 of the principal Act is amended—
of Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Act 2017
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Section 4
(a)
by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1) Where one party to a marriage has converted to Islam—
(a)
either party may petition for a divorce under this section or section 53; or
Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment)
(b)
both parties may petition for a divorce under section 52.”;
(b)
in subsection (2)—
(i)
by inserting after the words “dissolving the marriage” the words “or at any time,”; and
(ii)
by inserting after the words “if any,” the words
“under Part VII and Part VIII”; and
(c)
in subsection (3), by substituting for the words “under this section” the words “where one party has converted to Islam”.