This is a significant stride in the advancement of women. However, the innovative provisions in subsection (4) are made subject to subsection (5).  The provision affording protection from discrimination are excluded from laws which make provision for adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law.
Cependant, les dispositions novatrices du paragraphe 4 sont soumises au paragraphe 5 et ne s'appliquent pas aux lois régissant l'adoption, le mariage, le divorce, les funérailles, la succession ou toute autre question relevant du droit des personnes.