Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision for the marriage of same sex couples in England and Wales, about gender change by married persons and civil partners, about consular functions in relation to marriage, for the marriage of armed forces personnel overseas, for permitting marriages according to the usages of belief organisations to be solemnized on the authority of certificates of a superintendent registrar, for the review of civil partnership, for the review of survivor benefits under occupational pension schemes, and for connected purposes.
Citation	2013 c. 30
Introduced by	Maria Miller, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Women and Equalities (Commons); Baroness Stowell of Beeston, Baroness-in-Waiting (Lords)
Territorial extent	Mainly England and Wales, but some sections apply to Northern Ireland and Scotland. (see Section 20(2) and 20(3))
Dates
Royal assent	17 July 2013
Commencement	Between 17 July 2013 and 10 December 2014
Other legislation
Amends	Marriage Act 1949; Matrimonial Causes Act 1973; Gender Recognition Act 2004; Civil Partnership Act 2004;
Repeals/revokes	Foreign Marriage Act 1892 (in England, Wales and Scotland)
Amended by	Pensions Act 2014; Deregulation Act 2015; Immigration Act 2016; Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Act 2022;
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced same-sex marriage in England and Wales.^[1]

^ "Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill". House of Commons. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.