Marriage

1Marriage: increase of minimum age to 18

(1)

The Marriage Act 1949 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 2 (marriages of persons under sixteen)—

(a)

in the heading, for “sixteen” substitute “eighteen”;

(b)

in the text, for “sixteen” substitute “eighteen”.

(3)

Omit section 3 (marriages of persons under eighteen).