# The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014, Article 2: Appointed day


The appointed day on which the following sections of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 come into force is 21st May 2014—
(a) section 7 (reset: abolition of defence);
(b) section 19 (marriage outside Scotland: evidence of dissolution of former civil partnership);
(c) section 20 (religious marriages: solemnisation by Church of Scotland deacons);
(d) section 22 (second marriage ceremony: form of endorsement);
(e) section 23 (sheriff court jurisdiction in relation to declarator of marriage);
(f) section 27 (dissolution of civil partnership: evidence);
(g) section 32 (provision of certain information to district registrars).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/121/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-and-civil-partnership-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-1-order-2014/article-2
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