Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014
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The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which allows same-sex couples to marry in Scotland since 16 December 2014.
Act of the Scottish Parliament | |
Long title | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the marriage of persons of the same sex; to make further provision as to the persons who may solemnise marriage and as to marriage procedure and the places at which civil marriages may be solemnised; to make provision for the registration of civil partnerships by celebrants of religious or belief bodies; to make provision about gender change by married persons and civil partners; to make a minor correction in relation to registration information; and for connected purposes. |
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Citation | asp 5 |
Introduced by | Alex Neil |
Territorial extent | Scotland |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 12 March 2014 |
Commencement | SS 34–37 inclusive - 13 March 2014 |
Other legislation | |
Relates to | Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 Civil Partnership Act 2004 |
Status: Current legislation | |
History of passage through Parliament | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 26 June 2013 by Alex Neil MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing. The bill passed Stage 3 on 4 February 2014.[1] It received Royal Assent on 12 March 2014.[2]
The Act does not contain provisions to allow existing civil partnerships registered in Scotland to be converted into marriage, but includes provision for its later introduction into law;[3] it permitted those already in civil partnership with one another to marry without first dissolving the mutual civil partnership.[4]