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Dissolution of Marriage Act is Brunei Act, cited as Act 165 1992, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1992.
CAP. 165 1
J;-AWS OF BRUNEI
Chapter
OF MARRIAGE
ARRANGEMENT
OF SECTIONS
Section 1.
Citation 2.
Jurisdictionof High Courts 3.
Matters within jurisdiction 4.
Application of this Act 5.
Connection or residence 6.
Application of Cap.
BLRO.1/
1999
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CAP. 165
Dissolution of Marriage
S.16/92
Citation
Jurisdiction of High
Courts
Matters within jurisdiction
Application of this Act
DISSOLUTION
OF MARRIAGE
ACT
Opening note
Commencement: 29th Apri/1992
This Act may be cited as the Dissolution of Marriage
Act.
The High Court shall notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, but subject to the provisions of this Act, have the same powers as those vested in the Family Division of the
High Court in England on 1st January, 1992,in relation to the matters specified in section 3 of this Act.
The High Court shall have the jurisdiction set out in section2 of this Act in relation to the followingmatters -
custody of children;
if)
all such other matters as are ancillary or supplementary to any jurisdiction conferred by this section of this Act.
This Act shallapply only to marriages whichare -
between parties, neither of whom, at the date of the petition, is of the Muslim faith.
The High Court shall have jurisdiction under this Act if,
Connection at the date of the petition, either party to the marriage -
or residence
had been ordinarily resident within Brunei
Darussalam for at least twelve months immediately preceding the date of the petitioIl'
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of section 2
of the Application of Laws Act, in so far as it provides that statutes of general application in force in England on 25th
April, 1951 shall be in force in Brunei Darussalam, shall not apply so as to restrict the jurisdiction conferred by this Act.
Application of Cap.
BLR.O.1I1999
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