(4) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any law to the
extent that that law makes provision—
(a) with respect to persons who are not citizens of
Lesotho; or
(b) for the application, in the case of persons of any
such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) (or
of persons connected with such persons), of the law
with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial,
devolution of property on death or other like matters
which is the personal law of persons of that
description; or
(c) for the application of the customary law of Lesotho
with respect to any matter in the case of persons who,
under that law, are subject to that law; or
(d) for the appropriation of public revenues or other
public funds; or
(e) whereby persons of any such description as is
mentioned in subsection (3) may be made subject to any
disability or restriction or may be accorded any
privilege or advantage which, having regard to its
nature and to special circumstances pertaining to those
persons or to persons of any other such description, is
reasonably justifiable in a democratic society.
Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the making of
laws in pursuance of the principle of State Policy of
promoting a society based on equality and justice for
all the citizens of Lesotho and thereby removing any
discriminatory law.
(5) Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be
inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1)
to the extent that it makes provision with respect to
standards of qualifications (not being standards of