(1)The Schedule to this Act contains minor and consequential amendments.
(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision that is consequential on any provision made by this Act.
(3)Regulations under this section—
(a)may include transitional or saving provision;
(b)may amend, repeal or revoke any provision of or made under primary legislation.
(4)The provision referred to in subsection (3)(b) does not include a provision of legislation passed or made after the end of the session of Parliament in which this Act is passed.
(5)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section that amend, repeal or revoke primary legislation may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(6)Any other statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(7)In this section “primary legislation” means—
(a)an Act;
(b)a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;
(c)an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
(d)Northern Ireland legislation.
(1)This Act extends to England and Wales only, subject to subsections (2) and (3).
(2)Sections 4(3) and 5 to 9 also extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(3)An amendment or repeal made by the Schedule has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed.
(1)The provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint.
(2)Different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.
(4)Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.
(1)An amendment made by a provision of this Act does not affect the validity of—
(a)any marriage solemnised, or
(b)any civil partnership registered,
before the day on which that provision comes into force.
(2)The amendment made by section 4(3) does not affect the treatment as a civil partnership of an overseas relationship that is registered under the relevant law as having been entered into before that provision comes into force.
(3)In subsection (2)—
“overseas relationship” has the same meaning as in the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (see section 212(1) of that Act);
“the relevant law” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 5 of that Act (see section 212(2) of that Act).
This Act may be cited as the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022.