SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Interim certificates: marriage

Part 3Northern Ireland

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1

Paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 (grounds on which a marriage celebrated before the commencement of Article 14 is voidable) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (d) insert

or

e

that an interim gender recognition certificate under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 has been issued to either party to the marriage;

3

After sub-paragraph (4) insert—

4A

The court shall not grant a decree of nullity in a case falling within sub-paragraph (1)(e) unless it is satisfied that proceedings were instituted within six months from the date of issue of the interim gender recognition certificate.