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.