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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