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MA RR I A GE A CT 2013

HE LEGISLATION OF GAYARRIAGE IN THE UK 

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A DEVOLVED ISSUE

• England and Wale! Ma""#age $Sa%e Se& C'()le*A+,- )aed .(l/ 1, 2013 $R'/al Aen,* ",%a""#age! Ma"+ 24, 2015

• S+',land! Ma""#age and C#6#l 7a",ne"#) A+,-)aed Ma"+ 12, 2015 ", %a""#agee&)e+,ed #n A(,(%n 2015

• N'",e"n I"eland! n' #n,en,#'n '8 leg#la,#'n

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MARRIAGE ACT 2013

• ena9le a%e e& +'()le ,' %a""/ #n +#6#l+e"e%'n#e

• en("e ,'e "el#g#'( '"gan#a,#'n :#+ :# ,'

d' ' +an '), #n ,' %a""/ e& +'()le a++'"d#ng ,',e#" "#,e

• )"',e+, "el#g#'( '"gan#a,#'n and ,e#""e)"een,a,#6e 8"'% (++e8(l legal +allenge #8

,e/ d' n', :# ,' %a""/ a%e e& +'()le• ena9le +#6#l )a",ne" ,' +'n6e", ,e#" )a",ne"#)

,' a %a""#age- #8 ,e/ :#

• ena9le #nd#6#d(al ,' +ange ,e#" legal gende"

:#,'(, a6#ng ,' end ,e#" %a""#age;

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RELIGIOUS 7ROTECTIONS

 A "el#g#'( %a""#age +e"e%'n/ '8 a a%e e&+'()le :#ll 'nl/ 9e )'#9le #8<

• ,e g'6e"n#ng 9'd/ '8 ,e "el#g#'( '"gan#a,#'n

a '),ed #n 9/ g#6#ng e&)l#+#, +'nen, ,'%a""#age '8 a%e e& +'()le and

• ,e #nd#6#d(al %#n#,e" # :#ll#ng ,' +'nd(+, ,e%a""#age

•

#8 ,e +e"e%'n/ ,a=e )la+e #n a )la+e '8 :'"#)-,'e )"e%#e a6e 9een "eg#,e"ed 8'"%a""#age '8 a%e e& +'()le;

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 THE NATURE OF MARRIAGE

• Te"% >(9and?and >:#8e? =e),

• @"'aden#ng '8 ,e+#6#l (nde",and#ng'8 %a""#age

•

 Tea+e" 'nl/ ,',ea+ ,e legal and8a+,(al )'#,#'n

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CIVIL 7ARTNERSHI7

• Sa%e "#g, and "e)'n#9#l#,#e '8 %a""#age

• S'%e d#e"en+e<

- N', 'le%n#Bed 9/ a/#ng ,e )e"+"#9ed 8'"%-

9(, "eg#,e"ed 9/ #gn#ng legal d'+(%en,- An en,#"el/ +#6#l e6en, $e6en #8 8'"%ed 'n "el#g#'(

)"e%#e*

- Re+'"ded #n an ele+,"'n#+ "eg#,e"

- Ad(l,e"/ # n', +'n#de"ed a 6al#d +a(e 8'"d#'l(,#'n

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CONSULTATION

• La(n+ed #n Ma"+ 2012

• 22- 000 "e)'ne

• 3 8'" a%e e& %a""#age- 5 aga#n,- 1

(n("e

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SU77ORTO77OSITION

• Te G"een 7a",/ '8England and Wale

• Te L#9e"al De%'+"a,

•

 Te La9'(" 7a",/• 7la#d C/%"( ! ,e 7a",/

'8 Wale

• Te T#%e

•

 Te G(a"d#an• Te Inde)enden,

• OUT5Ma""#age- E(alMa""#age

• Te De%'+"a,#+Un#'n#, 7a",/

• Te @"#,# Na,#'nal

7a",/• Te UK Inde)enden+e

7a",/

• Te Da#l/ Teleg"a)

• Te Da#l/ Ma#l

• Te S(nda/ T#%e

• C'al#,#'n 8'" Ma""#age

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MARRIAGE EUALITY IN SCOTLAND

• N#+= Hende"'n '8,e LG@T Ne,:'"=d"a: a )e,#,#'n ,'

+ange ,eMa""#age A+, 14

• ''n 8'll':ed 9/,e NUS S+',land

)e,#,#'n

• "eJe+,ed! >a n'n!de6'l6ed %a,,e"?

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CONSULTATION IN SCOTLAND

• Se),e%9e" 2011! De+e%9e" 2011

• Rel#g#'( +'n,e&,

• Re(l,  O))'#ng %aJ'"#,/ $ *! )"'9le%a,#+

,a,#,#+ $ 14 '8 ,e "e)'ne +a%e '(,#de '8S+',land and 35 (9%#,,ed 9/ a )"e!)"#n,ed)',+a"d*

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 THE LEGISLATION

• Ma""#age and C#6#l 7a",ne"#) @#ll #n,"'d(+ed 'n .(ne 2, 2013 ,' ,e 7a"l#a%en,

• S())'", 8"'% leade" '8 all )a",#e $L#9e"alDe%'+"a,- G"een- La9'("- C'ne"6a,#6e and ,eF#", M#n#,e" Ale& Sal%'nd- SN7*

•R'/al Aen, 'n Ma"+ 12, 2015

• F#", %a""#age ,' '++(" #n A(,(%n 2015

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