Marriage Act 1949

[F1 Part 1 E+W Prohibited degrees: kindred

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 substituted (5.12.2005 for the purposes of Sch. 1 Pts. 1, 2 only) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(10)(b), Sch. 27 para. 17; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2)(5)

1 (1) The list referred to in section 1(1) is— E+W

• Adoptive child

• Adoptive parent

• Child

• Former adoptive child

• Former adoptive parent

• Grandparent

• Grandchild

• Parent

• Parent’s sibling

• Sibling

• Sibling’s child

(2) In the list “sibling” means a brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister.]