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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30/section/13</dc:identifier><dc:title>Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for the marriage of same sex couples in England and Wales, about gender change by married persons and civil partners, about consular functions in relation to marriage, for the marriage of armed forces personnel overseas, for permitting marriages according to the usages of belief organisations to be solemnized on the authority of certificates of a superintendent registrar, for the review of civil partnership, for the review of survivor benefits under occupational pension schemes, and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-20</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2022-04-28</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>PART 2</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Other provisions relating to marriage and civil partnership</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-06-03"><Title>Marriage overseas</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30/section/13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/30/section/13" id="section-13"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">13</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30/section/13/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/30/section/13/1" id="section-13-1" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-03"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-6fef4123931c569694409562830cfda0"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-cbc0029da8fa36abb9585aa0667203fa"/>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Schedule 6 (marriage overseas) has effect.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30/section/13/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/30/section/13/2" id="section-13-2" RestrictStartDate="2014-06-03"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-a81e230cdb0d68f7ad252bf3fa24811a"/>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Foreign Marriage Act 1892 is repealed.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-6fef4123931c569694409562830cfda0" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-13-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/30/section/13/1" id="cuxvgtin1-00016">S. 13(1)</CitationSubRef> in force at 21.1.2014 for specified purposes  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/93" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="93" Title="The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014" id="cuxvgtin1-00017">S.I. 2014/93</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/93/article/2/b" CitationRef="cuxvgtin1-00017" Operative="true" id="cuxvgtin1-00018">art. 2(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-cbc0029da8fa36abb9585aa0667203fa" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-13-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/30/section/13/1" id="cuxzjmo91-00016">S. 13(1)</CitationSubRef> in force at 3.6.2014 in so far as not already in force  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/93" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="93" Title="The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014" id="cuxzjmo91-00017">S.I. 2014/93</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-5-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/93/article/5/b" CitationRef="cuxzjmo91-00017" Operative="true" id="cuxzjmo91-00018">art. 5(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-a81e230cdb0d68f7ad252bf3fa24811a" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-13-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/30/section/13/2" id="cuxzjmo91-00025">S. 13(2)</CitationSubRef> in force at 3.6.2014  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/93" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="93" Title="The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014" id="cuxzjmo91-00026">S.I. 2014/93</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-5-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/93/article/5/b" CitationRef="cuxzjmo91-00026" Operative="true" id="cuxzjmo91-00027">art. 5(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>