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Part 6 · Rights and Duties of Husband and Wife

54. Abolition of restrictions on anticipation or alienation

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2022.

Any instrument (whether executed before, on or after 15 September 1961) is void insofar as —

(a)

it purports to attach a restriction on anticipation or alienation to the enjoyment of any property by a woman; and

(b)

the restriction could not have been attached to the enjoyment of that property by a man.

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Part 7

Protection Against Family Violence

Part 8

Maintenance of Wife, Incapacitated Husband and Children

Part 9

Enforcement of Maintenance Orders

Part 9A

Additional Provisions Relating to Part 7, 8 or 9

Part 10

Part 10A

Amicable Settlement of Disputes

Part 10B

Court’S Power to Set Aside and Prevent Dispositions Intended to Defeat Maintenance Claims or Other Orders in Matrimonial Proceedings

Part 10C

Replacement Because of Death

Part 11

Offences Against Women and Girls

Part 12

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