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| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| End Date | Jan 13, 2020 |
| Description | The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament by Alex Neil, then-Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, on 26 June 2013. It passed through the Scottish Parliament by a margin of 105 votes to 18 on 4 February 2014 and received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II on 12 March 2014, becoming the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014. The law came into effect on 16 December 2014, bringing Scotland in line with England and Wales, which had legalised same-sex marriage earlier that year. Same-sex marriage remained unrecognised in Northern Ireland. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20160128132850/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13144026.Gay_marriages_to_go_ahead_after_historic_vote_by_MSPs/ https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20240327012603/http://archive2021.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/64983.aspx https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/5/contents/enacted |
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edited by LovelyJubbly. Correcting start and end dates + adding more detail and sources
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| Start Date | 2019 | Dec 16, 2014 |
| End Date | Jan 12, 2020 | Jan 13, 2020 |
| Description | Marriage equality in Northern Ireland was brought into line with the rest of the UK via the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019. | The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament by Alex Neil, then-Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, on 26 June 2013. It passed through the Scottish Parliament by a margin of 105 votes to 18 on 4 February 2014 and received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II on 12 March 2014, becoming the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014. The law came into effect on 16 December 2014, bringing Scotland in line with England and Wales, which had legalised same-sex marriage earlier that year. Same-sex marriage remained unrecognised in Northern Ireland. |
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| Sources | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51086276 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30/contents/enacted | https://web.archive.org/web/20160128132850/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13144026.Gay_marriages_to_go_ahead_after_historic_vote_by_MSPs/ https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20240327012603/http://archive2021.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/64983.aspx https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/5/contents/enacted |
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edited by Doomdorm64. correcting
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| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Varies by Region |
edited by Doomdorm64. correct dating
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| End Date | (none) | Jan 12, 2020 |
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| Start Date | Jan 13, 2020 | 2019 |
| Sources | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51086276 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51086276 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30/contents/enacted |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 13, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Marriage equality in Northern Ireland was brought into line with the rest of the UK via the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019. |
| Sources | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51086276 |