Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2013 c. 30 |
| Year | 2013 |
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
2013 CHAPTER 30
An Act to make provision for the marriage of same sex couples in England and Wales, about gender change by married persons and civil partners, about consular functions in relation to marriage, for the marriage of armed forces personnel overseas, for permitting marriages according to the usages of belief organisations to be solemnized on the authority of certificates of a superintendent registrar, for the review of civil partnership, for the review of survivor benefits under occupational pension schemes, and for connected purposes.
[17th July 2013]
B
e it enacted
by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1
Act modified by SI 1995/866, reg. 2B(4) (as inserted (E.W.S.) (13.3.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions, Compensation for Premature Retirement and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/78), regs. 1(2), 26)
C2
Act modified by SI 2002/1311, reg. 2A(4) (as inserted (E.W.S.) (13.3.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions, Compensation for Premature Retirement and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/78), regs. 1(2), 23)
C3
Act modified by SI 2008/653, reg. 2.A.1A(4) (as inserted (E.W.S.) (13.3.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions, Compensation for Premature Retirement and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/78), regs. 1(2), 12)
C4
Act modified by SI 2000/619, reg. 2A(4) (as inserted (E.W.S.) (13.3.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions, Compensation for Premature Retirement and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/78), regs. 1(2), 19)
C5
Act modified by SI 2008/653, reg. 3A.1A(4) (as inserted (E.W.S.) (13.3.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions, Compensation for Premature Retirement and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/78), regs. 1(2), 15)
C6
Act modified by SI 1995/300, reg. A4(4) (as inserted (E.W.S.) (13.3.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions, Compensation for Premature Retirement and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/78), regs. 1(2), 4)
(1)
Marriage of same sex couples is lawful.
(2)
The marriage of a same sex couple may only be solemnized in accordance with—
(a)
Part 3 of the Marriage Act 1949,
(b)
Part 5 of the Marriage Act 1949,
(c)
(d)
an Order in Council made under Part 1 or 3 of Schedule 6.
(3)
No Canon of the Church of England is contrary to section 3 of the Submission of the Clergy Act 1533 (which provides that no Canons shall be contrary to the Royal Prerogative or the customs, laws or statutes of this realm) by virtue of its making provision about marriage being the union of one man with one woman.
(4)
Any duty of a member of the clergy to solemnize marriages (and any corresponding right of persons to have their marriages solemnized by members of the clergy) is not extended by this Act to marriages of same sex couples.
(5)
A...
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