Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 E+W Effect of extension of marriage: further provision

PART 3 E+W Divorce and annulment of marriage

Annulment of marriage E+W

4 (1) Section 12 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (grounds on which a marriage is voidable) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) The existing provision of section 12 becomes subsection (1) of that section.

(3) After that subsection (1) insert—

“(2) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) do not apply to the marriage of a same sex couple.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 4 in force at 13.3.2014 by S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(j)(i)