(1)It shall not be incompetent for the court to entertain an application by a spouse for a matrimonial interdict by reason only that the spouses are living together as man and wife.
(2)In this section and section 15 of this Act—
“matrimonial interdict” means an interdict including an interim interdict which—
(a)restrains or prohibits any conduct of one spouse towards the other spouse or a child of the family, or
(b)prohibits a spouse from entering or remaining in a matrimonial home or in a specified area in the vicinity of the matrimonial home.