SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Interim certificates: marriage
Part 2Scotland
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The Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 39) is amended as follows.
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In subsection (1) of section 1 (grounds on which decree of divorce may be granted)—
a
the words “the marriage has broken down irretrievably” become paragraph (a), and
b
after that paragraph insert
or
b
an interim gender recognition certificate under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 has, after the date of the marriage, been issued to either party to the marriage.
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Accordingly, the title of that section becomes “
Grounds of divorce
”
.
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In section 2(1)
(encouragement of reconciliation), for “in an action for divorce” substitute “
under paragraph (a) of section 1(1)
”
.