# The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2014, Paragraph 6: Matrimonial Causes Act 1973


(1) The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 11 (grounds on which a marriage is void), after “1971” insert “, other than a marriage to which section 12A applies,”.
(3) In section 12 (grounds on which a marriage is voidable), after “1971” insert “, other than a marriage to which section 12A applies,”.
(4) After section 12, insert—
“Grounds on which a marriage converted from a civil partnership is void or voidable
12A. (1) This section applies to a marriage which has been converted, or is purported to have been converted, from a civil partnership under section 9 of the 2013 Act and regulations made under that section.
(2) A marriage which results from the purported conversion of a void civil partnership is void.
(3) A marriage which results from the conversion of a civil partnership is voidable if any of paragraphs (c) to (h) of section 12(1) applied at the date from which the marriage is treated as having subsisted in accordance with section 9(6) of the 2013 Act.
(4) In this section, the “2013 Act” means the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111117538/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-same-sex-couples-act-2013-consequential-and-contrary-provisions-and-scotland-no-2-order-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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