3(1)Section 1 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (divorce on breakdown of marriage) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (5) insert—
“(6)Only conduct between the respondent and a person of the opposite sex may constitute adultery for the purposes of this section.”.
4(1)Section 12 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (grounds on which a marriage is voidable) is amended as follows.
(2)The existing provision of section 12 becomes subsection (1) of that section.
(3)After that subsection (1) insert—
“(2)Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) do not apply to the marriage of a same sex couple.”.