# Human Rights Act 1998, Chapter Article 12: Right to marry


Men and women of marriageable age have the right to marry and to found a family, according to the national laws governing the exercise of this right.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/schedule/1/part/I/chapter/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-rights-act-1998/schedule-1/part-I/chapter-11
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