The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (M(SSC)A 2013) received royal assent on 17 July 2013. Its main purpose is to enable same-sex couples to marry, either in a civil ceremony (ie a civil ceremony in a register office or approved premises such as a hotel) or, provided that the religious organisation concerned is in agreement, on religious premises, with the marriage being solemnised through a religious ceremony. M(SSC)A 2013 does not remove the availability of civil partnerships for same-sex couples but provides for those in a same-sex civil partnership to convert that relationship to a marriage if they choose to do so (see: conversion of civil partnerships to marriage). See also Practice Note: The definition of civil partnership.
Implementation dates
The provisions of M(SSC)A 2013 came into force on varying dates, the most significant being:
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13 March 2014—in relation to the majority of the provisions save where detailed below; note that the first marriages of same-sex couples could not take place before 29 March 2014 (save where the Registrar General waived the notice period because one member of the
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A method of transfer of estate property only available to personal representatives (PRs). An assent activates the gift of estate property to the beneficiary and, after assent, the PRs hold the asset on trust for the beneficiary until any further formalities to transfer the legal title have been complied with.
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