Clause 31

by renumbering the existing section as subsection. (1); and

by adding thereto the following new subsections: —“(2) Any presumption of condonation which arises from the continuance or resumption of conjugal cohabitation may be rebutted on the part of a husband, as well as on the part of the wife, by evidence sufficient to negative the necessary intent.(3) In any proceedings under this Part of this Ordinance in which it is alleged that one of the parties has committed adultery or treated the other with cruelty, the court shall not dismiss the petition on the ground that the adultery or cruelty had been condoned if it is proved that —

the husband or wife continued or resumed cohabitation in an attempt to effect a reconciliation; and

such cohabitation subsisted for not longer than three months.(4) Adultery which is not condoned shall not be capable of being revived.”.