
Print Options
PrintThe Whole
Order
PrintThe Whole
Part
PrintThis
Section
only
Changes over time for: Section 50


Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Status:
Point in time view as at 01/01/2006.
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, Section 50.

Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Matrimonial relief in respect of polygamous marriagesN.I.
50.—(1) A court shall not be precluded from granting matrimonial relief by reason only that[ either party to the marriage is, or has during the subsistence of the marriage been, married to more than one person].
(2) In this Article “matrimonial relief” means—
(a)any decree under Part II;
(b)a financial provision order under Article 29;
(c)an order under Article 37 altering a maintenance agreement;
(d)an order under any provision of this Order which confers a power exercisable in connection with, or in connection with proceedings for, any such decree or order as is mentioned in sub-paragraphs ( a) to ( c);
[(dd)an order under Part IV of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;]
[(e)an order under the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 [1980 NI 5] .]
[(3) Provision may be made by rules of court—
(a)for requiring notice of proceedings brought by virtue of this Article to be served on any additional spouse of a party to the marriage in question; and
(b)for conferring on any such additional spouse the right to be heard in the proceedings,
in such cases as may be specified in the rules.]
Back to top