Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 3169 (C. 140)
Marriage
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2014
Made
27th November 2014
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(3) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2014.
Provisions coming into force on 10th December 2014
2.The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, so far as not already in force, comes into force on 10th December 2014 except forβ
(a) paragraph 5 of Schedule 2, and section 10(3) so far as it relates to that paragraph, and
(b) paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 so far as it relates to a person (βAβ) who is married to a person of the same sex in a relevant gender change case where A is the spouse to whom a full gender recognition certificate has been issued, and section 11(4) so far as it relates (to that extent) to that paragraph.
Nicky Morgan
Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities
Department for Education
27th November 2014