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Statutory Instruments
Marriage
Civil Partnership
Devolution, Scotland
Made
27th November 2014
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
A draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 18(2) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013(1), section 259(8) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004(2) and section 115 of, and paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 7 to, the Scotland Act 1998(3).
In accordance with section 18(11)(a) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Scottish Ministers to the making of articles 4 and 5 of this Order.
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(1) to (3) and 18(4) and (10) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 27(3)(b) of Schedule 4 to, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, section 259(1) and (3) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and sections 104, 112(1) and 113(2) to (3) and (5) of the Scotland Act 1998.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of those powers, makes the following Order:
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