# Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the marriage of persons of the same sex; to make further provision as to the persons who may solemnise marriage and as to marriage procedure and the places at which civil marriages may be solemnised; to make provision for the registration of civil partnerships by celebrants of religious or belief bodies; to make provision about gender change by married persons and civil partners; to make a minor correction in relation to registration information; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 4th February 2014 and received Royal Assent on 12th March 2014

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/5/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-and-civil-partnership-scotland-act-2014/introduction
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