1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on 10th December 2014.
(3) The provisions mentioned in paragraphs (6) and (7) so far as they extend to Scotland, come into force on 16th December 2014.
(4) In this Order—
(a)“the 2013 Act” means the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, and
(b)“the 2014 Act” means the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014(1).
(5) Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), this Order extends to England and Wales only.
(6) The following provisions extend also to Scotland—
(a)paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 of Schedule 1 and article 2 so far as it applies to those paragraphs, and
(b)this article, article 5 and Schedule 4.
(7) Article 3 and Schedule 2 extend to Scotland only.