| Act of the Scottish Parliament | |
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| 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 |
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| Royal assent | 12 March 2014 |
| Commencement | SS 34–37 inclusive - 13 March 2014 |
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| Relates to | Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 Civil Partnership Act 2004 |
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The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014[a] (asp 5) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which allows same-sex couples to marry in Scotland since 16 December 2014.
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.[2] It received Royal Assent on 12 March 2014.[3]
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;[4] it permitted those already in civil partnership with one another to marry without first dissolving the mutual civil partnership.[5]
- ^ "Mar a tha Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ag obair" (PDF). parliament.scot (in Scottish Gaelic).
- ^ "Gay marriages to go ahead after historic vote by MSPs". The Herald. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Thursday 13 March 2014 - Announcements - Scottish Parliament". Scottish Parliament. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 - Section 10". The National Archives. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 - Section 8". The National Archives. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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