The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2014/3229 |
(1) This Order may be cited as the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014.(2) This Order comes into force on 16th December 2014.In this Order— (1) Articles 1 to 3, 7, 29, paragraph 15(7) and paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.(2) Articles 12 to 28, paragraph 2(7) of Schedule 4 and paragraphs 15(1) , (2) , (3) , (4) and 19 of Schedule 5 extend to England and Wales and Scotland only.(3) Paragraph 15(6) of Schedule 5 extends to England and Wales only.(4) Articles 4, 5, 8 to 11, and Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3, Schedule 4 (except as specified in paragraph (2) of this article) , Schedule 5 (except as specified in paragraphs (1) , (2) and (3) of this article) and Schedule 6 extend to Scotland only.(5) Article 6 extends to Northern Ireland only.Schedule 1 (meaning of marriage and related expressions: Scotland) has effect. (1) Schedule 2 (which makes provision to which paragraphs 1(1) and (2) and paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 1 are subject and which disapplies those provisions in specified cases) has effect.(2) Schedule 3 (which modifies enactments etc. in consequence of the provision made by Schedule 2 to this Order) has effect.(3) Schedule 4 (which modifies the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and the 1992 Act in consequence of the provision made by Schedule 2 to this Order and makes further consequential modifications to those Acts) has effect.(1) Under the law of Northern Ireland, a Scottish marriage of a same sex couple is to be treated as a civil partnership registered in Scotland (and accordingly, the spouses are to be treated as civil partners) .a marriage which was solemnised in Scotland in accordance with the 1977 Act;a marriage which was changed from a civil partnership in accordance with provision made under section 10 of the 2014 Act;a marriage which was solemnised in accordance with Part 1 or 3 of Schedule 6 to the 2013 Act in relation to which the relevant part of the United Kingdom is Scotland;a marriage which was changed from a civil partnership in accordance with Part 5 of this Order.a final order is made in relation to the deemed civil partnership; andthe validity of that order is recognised throughout the United Kingdom,a separation order is made in relation to the relevant couple as parties to the deemed civil partnership; andthe validity of that order is recognised throughout the United Kingdom,(3) In this article—
- “deemed civil partnership” means the civil partnership which the actual marriage is treated as being by virtue of article 6;
- “final order” means—
- (a) the dissolution or annulment of a civil partnership obtained from a court of civil jurisdiction in Northern Ireland;
- (b...
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