PART 2Marriage: Same-sex Couples
Extension of marriage to same-sex couplesI13
1
In Article 6(6) of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (legal impediments to marriage)2—
a
omit sub-paragraph (e) (parties must not be of the same sex), and the preceding “or”, and
b
after sub-paragraph (c) insert “or”.
2
In Article 9 of that Order (persons who may solemnise marriages), after paragraph (b) insert—
But a marriage between parties of the same sex may be solemnised only by a person appointed under Article 31.