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| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Civil unions (marriage rights) |
| Start Date | Oct 1, 2010 |
| End Date | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Description | The Equality Act 2010 amended the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 to allow civil unions to be performed at religious institutions, though religious organisations maintained a right to refuse to perform civil unions. This amendment, along with the rest of the Equality Act, came into effect on 1 October 2010. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/202/enacted https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/overview/lawofmarriage-/ |
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edited by LovelyJubbly. Correcting start and end dates + adding more detail and sources
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| Start Date | 2012 | Oct 1, 2010 |
| End Date | 2013 | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Description | The legislation allowed religious organisations to opt in to marry same-sex couples should they wish to do so and protected religious organisations and their representatives from successful legal challenge if they did not wish to marry same-sex couples. | The Equality Act 2010 amended the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 to allow civil unions to be performed at religious institutions, though religious organisations maintained a right to refuse to perform civil unions. This amendment, along with the rest of the Equality Act, came into effect on 1 October 2010. |
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| Sources | https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/overview/lawofmarriage-/ | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/202/enacted https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/overview/lawofmarriage-/ |
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edited by Doomdorm64. correcting
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| Value | Legal | Civil unions (marriage rights) |
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| Start Date | Jul 17, 2013 | 2013 |
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| End Date | 2014 | 2014 |
| Description | The legislation allowed religious organisations to opt in to marry same-sex couples should they wish to do so and protected religious organisations and their representatives from successful legal challenge if they did not wish to marry same-sex couples. | |
| Sources | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/same-sex-marriage-becomes-law http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30 | https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/overview/lawofmarriage-/ |
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created by keirwilliams
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jul 17, 2013 |
| End Date | 2014 |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/same-sex-marriage-becomes-law http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30 |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Was only legal in England & Wales, Scotland legalised in 2013 and NI in 2020"