The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory Provision

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Religious Marriage of Same-sex Couples

   1. 3. Removal of prohibition on religious marriage of same-sex couples

   2. 4. Meaning of “governing authority” of a religious body

   3. 5. Registration of religious body’s members as officiants, and need for consent of governing authority

   4. 6. Declarations to be made by parties in religious marriage ceremonies

   5. 7. Cancellation of registrations, and appeals against refusal or cancellation of registration

   6. 8. Temporary authorisation to solemnise religious marriage

   7. 9. Solemnisation of religious marriages

   8. 10. Use of religious service at armed-forces marriage overseas

4. PART 3 Protection from Compulsion

   1. 11. Religious marriages of same-sex couples: protection from compulsion

   2. 12. Ceremonies and events to mark civil partnerships: protection from compulsion

   3. 13. Armed forces marriages overseas: protection from compulsion

5. PART 4 Other Amendments of Legislation

   1. 14. Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation

   2. 15. Form of marriage notices

   3. 16. Minor amendment

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note