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The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2014

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2014 No. 1662 (C. 70)

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The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2014

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26th June 2014

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(3) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013(1), makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2014.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

Provisions coming into force on 30th June 2014

2.  To the extent that the following provisions of the Act confer or relate to the power to make subordinate legislation, those provisions come into force on 30th June 2014 for the purpose of exercising any power (arising under or by virtue of that provision) to make subordinate legislation—

(a)section 9(1) to (5) and (7); and

(b)paragraphs 1, 9 and 19 of Schedule 5, and section 12 so far as it relates to those paragraphs.

3.  The following provisions of the Act come into force on 30th June 2014—

(a)paragraph 23 of Schedule 4;

(b)paragraph 18 of Schedule 4 so far as it relates to paragraph 23; and

(c)section 11(4) so far as it relates to the provisions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport

Helen Grant

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Culture, Media & Sport

26th June 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the third Commencement Order made in relation to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30) (“the Act”). The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2789) (C. 110) brought into force a number of provisions of the Act for the purpose of making subordinate legislation, as well as certain other provisions. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/93 (C. 3)) brought into force the majority of the provisions of the Act extending marriage to same sex couples under the law of England and Wales.

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Act for the purpose of making subordinate legislation. The provisions relate to conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage under section 9 of the Act and to where a spouse changes legal gender under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (c. 7).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Sections 1 to 313th March 20142014/93
Section 4 (partially)31st October 20132013/2789
Section 4 (so far as not already in force)13th March 20142014/93
Section 513th March 20142014/93
Section 6 (partially)21st January 20142014/93
Section 6 (so far as not already in force)3rd June 20142014/93
Sections 7 and 813th March 20142014/93
Section 10(1) and (2)13th March 20142014/93
Section 10(3) (partially)31st October 20132013/2789
Section 10(3) (partially)13th March 20142014/93
Section 11(1) to (3)13th March 20142014/93
Section 11(4) (partially)31st October 20132013/2789
Section 11(4) (partially)13th March 20142014/93
Section 11(5) to (7)13th March 20142014/93
Section 13(1) (partially)21st January 20142014/93
Section 13 (so far as not already in force)3rd June 20142014/93
Section 1431st October 20132013/2789
Section 17(1) to (3)31st October 20132013/2789
Section 17(4) (partially)13th March 20142014/93
Section 17(4) (partially)3rd June 20142014/93
Sections 18 to 2031st October 20132013/2789
Schedule 1 (partially)31st October 20132013/2789
Schedule 1 (so far as not already in force)13th March 20142014/93
Schedule 2, paragraph 131st October 20132013/2789
Schedule 2, paragraph 2(1)13th March 20142014/93
Schedule 2, paragraph 2(2)31st October 20132013/2789
Schedule 2, paragraphs 3 and 413th March 20142014/93
Schedule 313th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraphs 1 to 413th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraph 5 (partially)31st October 20132013/2789
Schedule 4, paragraph 5 (so far as not already in force)13th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraphs 6 and 713th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraph 8 (partially)31st October 20132013/2789
Schedule 4, paragraph 8 (so far as not already in force)13th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraphs 9 and 1013th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraphs 11 to 13 (partially)13th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraphs 14 (partially)31st October 20132013/2789
Schedule 4, paragraphs 14 (partially)13th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraphs 17 and 18 (partially)13th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraph 1913th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraphs 20 to 22 (partially)13th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraphs 24 to 2613th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraph 27(1) and (2)13th March 20142014/93
Schedule 4, paragraph 27(3) and (4)31st October 20132013/2789
Schedule 6, paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 6 to 10, and 12 to 15 (partially)21st January 20142014/93
Schedule 6 (so far as not already in force)3rd June 20142014/93
Schedule 7, paragraphs 1 to 2013th March 20142014/93
Schedule 7, paragraph 213rd June 20142014/93
Schedule 7, paragraphs 22 to 28, 31 to 33, and 35 to 4513th March 20142014/93

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