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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-same-sex-couples-act-2013-consequential-and-contrary-provisions-and-scotland-order-2014/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111108727",
  "legislation_title": "The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-same-sex-couples-act-2013-consequential-and-contrary-provisions-and-scotland-order-2014",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 18(2) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, section 259(8) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and section 62(3) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nMarriage\nCivil Partnership\nHuman Fertilisation And Embryology\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)\nA draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 18(2) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, section 259(8) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and section 62(3) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.\nIn accordance with section 18(11)(a) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Scottish Ministers to the making of article 5 of, and paragraph 31 of Schedule 1 to, this Order.\nThis Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(2), (3) and 18(10) of, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 27(3)(a) and (b) of Schedule 4 to, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 259(1) and (3) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and by section 64(1) and (2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of those powers, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2013 c. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2004 c. 33."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2008 c. 22."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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