Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

19 Interpretation

(1) In this Act, an expression set out in an entry in the first column of this table has the meaning given in the corresponding entry in the second column.

Expression	Meaning
primary legislation	an Act of Parliament an Act of the National Assembly for Wales a Measure of the National Assembly for Wales an Act of the Scottish Parliament an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly a Measure of the Church of England
subordinate legislation	a Canon of the Church of England any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, schemes, warrants, byelaws and other instruments made under primary legislation or under a Canon of the Church of England
England and Wales legislation	primary legislation and subordinate legislation which forms part of the law of England and Wales (whether or not it also forms part of the law of another jurisdiction)
Northern Ireland legislation	primary legislation and subordinate legislation which forms part of the law of Northern Ireland (whether or not it also forms part of the law of another jurisdiction)
Scottish legislation	primary legislation and subordinate legislation which forms part of the law of Scotland (whether or not it also forms part of the law of another jurisdiction)
UK legislation	England and Wales legislation Scottish legislation Northern Ireland legislation

(2) In this Act—

• “existing England and Wales legislation” has the meaning given in section 11;

• “new England and Wales legislation” has the meaning given in section 11;

• “registrar” means a registrar of births, deaths and marriages;

• “Registrar General” means the Registrar General of England and Wales;

• “superintendent registrar” means a superintendent registrar of births, deaths and marriages.

(3) For further interpretation provision relating to this Act, see paragraph 5 of Schedule 3.