A Bill to make provision for the marriage of same sex couples in Northern Ireland; to make provision in the law of Northern Ireland for the conversion of civil partnerships to marriages and for the review of civil partnership; to make provision for the legal recognition of the marriage of armed forces personnel overseas and of other marriages solemnised outside Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
19 September 2019
This bill would allow same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland. It would also let civil partnerships be converted into marriages and would review the civil partnership system. Additionally, it sets out how marriages performed outside Northern Ireland—including those of armed forces personnel abroad—should be recognised.
The bill is at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it will move to detailed scrutiny in Committee, followed by further readings in the Commons and consideration by the House of Lords.
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