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| Region | Nauru |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Feb 1, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in Nauru. Section 49 of The Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (2017) states that "Marriage in the Republic shall be the voluntary union of one man and one woman." Section 70 states that "A marriage solemnized in a foreign country shall not be recognized as a marriage in the Republic if the marriage is (a) between a male and another male; (b) between a female and another female." |
| Sources | http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/acts/0f87d11f7f4712058e1cb8181cc106c8.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. marriage is banned in nauru due to an act which went into effect in 2018
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1 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Feb 1, 2018 |
| Description | There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples in Nauru. Section 49 of The Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (2017) states that "Marriage in the Republic shall be the voluntary union of one man and one woman." Section 70 states that "A marriage solemnized in a foreign country shall not be recognized as a marriage in the Republic if the marriage is (a) between a male and another male; (b) between a female and another female." | |
| Sources | http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/acts/0f87d11f7f4712058e1cb8181cc106c8.pdf |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Description | No | |
| Sources | No |
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- Status is not correct "Section 49 of the Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2017 defines marriage as "the voluntary union of one man and one woman", while section 70 bans the recognition of foreign same-sex marriages.
http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/acts/0f87d11f7f4712058e1cb8181cc106c8.pdf"