# Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, Section 1: Marriage: increase of minimum age to 18

Extent: E+W

(1) The Marriage Act 1949 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 2 (marriages of persons under sixteen)—
(a) in the heading, for “sixteen” substitute “eighteen”;
(b) in the text, for “sixteen” substitute “eighteen”.
(3) Omit section 3 (marriages of persons under eighteen).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/28/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-and-civil-partnership-minimum-age-act-2022/section-1
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