Explanatory Notes

Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014

2014 asp 5

12 March 2014

Commentary

Part 1 – Marriage

Chapter 4 – Same sex marriage: protection of freedom of expression etc.
Section 16: Same sex marriage: protection of freedom of expression etc.

95.This section provides that the introduction of same sex marriage does not affect:

(a)

the exercise of rights of anyone to freedom of thought, conscience, religion and freedom of expression which have been conferred by the European Convention on Human Rights; and

(b)

the exercise of any equivalent rights conferred on anyone by the common law.