Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5)

Valid from 21/05/2014

PART 1 S MARRIAGE

CHAPTER 1 S SAME SEX MARRIAGE

Valid from 16/12/2014

5 Same sex marriage: further provision S

(1) For the avoidance of doubt, the rule of law which provides for a marriage to be voidable by reason of impotence has effect only in relation to a marriage between persons of different sexes.

(2) In section 1 of the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 (grounds of divorce), after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) For the avoidance of doubt, in relation to marriage between persons of the same sex, adultery has the same meaning as it has in relation to marriage between persons of different sexes.”.