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(a)for a voidable marriage which has been annulled, whether before or after the date when the regulations come into force, to be treated for the purposes of such provisions of, or of any regulations under, this Act, subject to such exceptions or conditions as may be prescribed, as if it had been a valid marriage which was terminated by divorce at the date of annulment;
(b)as to the circumstances in which, for the purposes of this Act,—
(i)a marriage celebrated under a law which permits polygamy; or
(ii)any marriage during the subsistence of which a party to it is at any time married to more than one person,
is to be treated as having, or not having, the consequences of a marriage celebrated under a law which does not permit polygamy ;
and regulations made for the purposes of subsection (6) above may make different provision in relation to different purposes and circumstances.
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