Source Record
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019, Section 8
Why this source is used
Primary legislation requiring regulations to make same-sex marriage lawful in Northern Ireland if the Executive was not restored.
Start with the answer
Start with the answer When was same-sex marriage legalised in the UK? Same-sex marriage was legalised across the UK in stages, with England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland reaching implementation at different times. Read the topic guide Marriage Equality in the UK Marriage equality arrived across the UK in stages, with legislation for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland taking effect at different times. Review the law record Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 The 2019 Northern Ireland regulations enabled civil same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, following section 8 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.
Source Status
- Publisher
- The National Archives / legislation.gov.uk
- Type
- legal
- Reliability
- high
- Cited by
- 4 pages
