Appointed day2.

The appointed day on which the following sections of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 come into force is 21st May 2014—

(a)

section 7 (reset: abolition of defence);

(b)

section 19 (marriage outside Scotland: evidence of dissolution of former civil partnership);

(c)

section 20 (religious marriages: solemnisation by Church of Scotland deacons);

(d)

section 22 (second marriage ceremony: form of endorsement);

(e)

section 23 (sheriff court jurisdiction in relation to declarator of marriage);

(f)

section 27 (dissolution of civil partnership: evidence);

(g)

section 32 (provision of certain information to district registrars).