24 Marriage not to affect property rights or legal capacity.S
(1)Subject to the provisions of any enactment (including this Act), marriage [F1or civil partnership] shall not of itself affect—
(a)the respective rights of the parties to the marriage[F2, or as the case may be the partners in the civil partnership,] in relation to their property;
(b)the legal capacity of [F3those parties or partners].
(2)Nothing in subsection (1) above affects the law of succession.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 24(1) inserted (5.12.2005) by virtue of Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(10)(c), Sch. 28 para. 27(a); S.S.I. 2005/604, arts. 2(c), 4
F2Words in s. 24(1)(a) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(10)(c), Sch. 28 para. 27(b); S.S.I. 2005/604, arts. 2(c), 4
F3Words in s. 24(1)(b) substituted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(10)(c), Sch. 28 para. 27(c); S.S.I. 2005/604, arts. 2(c), 4