3. (1) The provisions of this Ordinance shall have effect notwithstanding any law, custom or usage 1[* * *].
(2) For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1940, the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and any other law regulating the procedure of Courts shall not apply to any Arbitration Council.
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The comma and words “, and the registration of Muslim marriages shall take place only in accordance with those provisions” were omitted by section 15 of the Muslim Marriages and Divorces (Registration) Act, 1974 (Act No. LII of 1974)
