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50.(1) A court shall not be precluded from granting matrimonial relief by reason only that the marriage in question was entered into under a law which permits polygamy. (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); [(e)an order under the Domestic Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1980]. (3) This Article has effect whether or not either party to the marriage in question has for the time being any spouse additional to the other party; and 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 such other spouse; and (b)for conferring on any such other spouse the right to be heard in any such proceedings,
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