2014 No. 560
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) Order 2014
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
A draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 18(2) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 20131, section 259(8) of the Civil Partnership Act 20042 and section 62(3) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 20083.
In accordance with section 18(11)(a) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Scottish Ministers to the making of article 5 of, and paragraph 31 of Schedule 1 to, this Order.
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(2), (3) and 18(10) of, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 27(3)(a) and (b) of Schedule 4 to, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 259(1) and (3) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and by section 64(1) and (2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of those powers, makes the following Order: