Act Number: 4

Act Name: The Divorce Act, 1869

Year: 1869

Enactment Date: 1869-01-26

Long Title: An Act to amend the law relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes.�

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 22: Bar to decree for divorce a mensa et toro; but judicial separation obtainable by husband or wife
No decree shall hereafter be made for a divorce a mensa et toro, but the husband or wife may obtain a decree of judicial separation, on the ground of adultery, or cruelty, or desertion 1 *** for two years or upwards, and such decree shall have the effect of a divorce a mensa et toro under the existing law, and such other legal effect as here in after mentioned.
Notes:
1. The words "without reasonable excuse" omitted by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 3-10-2001).
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