# Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for protecting persons from being forced into marriage without their free and full consent and for protecting persons who have been forced into marriage without such consent; for amending the jurisdiction of the sheriff court in relation to actions for declarator of nullity of marriage; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 22nd March 2011 and received Royal Assent on 27 April 2011

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/15/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/forced-marriage-etc-protection-and-jurisdiction-scotland-act-2011/introduction
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