Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022

Marriage Act 1949 E+W

1 (1) The Marriage Act 1949 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 16 (provisions as to common licences), in subsection (1), omit paragraph (c).

(3) In section 25 (void marriages), in subsection (2), in paragraph (c), omit “subsection (3) of section three or”.

(4) In section 28 (declaration to accompany notice of marriage), in subsection (1), omit paragraph (c).

(5) Omit section 30 (forbidding of issue of marriage schedule).

(6) In section 31 (marriage under marriage schedule)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (a) omit “or”;

(ii) omit paragraph (b);

(b) omit subsection (3A).

(7) In section 48 (proof of certain matters not necessary to validity of marriages), in subsection (1), omit paragraph (b).

(8) In section 75 (offences relating to solemnization of marriages), in subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (b), at the end insert “or”;

(b) omit paragraph (c).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 7(1)

I2 Sch. para. 1 in force at 27.2.2023 by S.I. 2023/88, reg. 2 (with regs. 3-17)