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The Ordinance and Enactments set out in the Schedule hereto are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of the said Schedule.

Exempt cases between persons professing the religion of Islam

*13. This Act shall not apply to any person professing the religion of Islam and whose wife or whose legitimate or illegitimate child, as the case may be, professes the religion of Islam, if under the law in force in such State there is provision for the making of

*NOTE—Each of the States of Peninsular Malaysia has enacted that this Act shall not apply in the case of any claim for maintenance made by a Muslim against a Muslim, vide—

Johore—Subsection 132(1) Joh. En. 14/1978.

Kedah—Subsection 133(1) Kd. En. 9/1962.

Kelantan—Subsection 82(1) Kel. En. 1/1966.

Malacca—Subsection 131(1) Mal. En. 1/1959.

Negeri Sembilan—Subsection 132(1) N.S. En. 15/1960.

Pahang—Subsection 137(1) Phg. En. 5/1956.

Penang—Subsection 133(1) Pg. En. 3/1959.

Perak—Subsection 137(1) Pk. En. 11/1965.

Perlis—Subsection 103(2) Ps. En. 3/1964.

Selangor—Subsection 138(1) Sel. En. 3/1952.

Terengganu—Subsection 116(1) Tr. En. 4/1955.

Federal Territory—Subsection 138(1) Sel. En. 3/1952 (P.U. (A) 44/1974).

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Married Women and Children (Maintenance)

orders for the maintenance of wives and of children, legitimate and illegitimate, and for the enforcement of such orders against such persons professing the religion of Islam.

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