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| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 1971 |
| End Date | Dec 5, 2005 |
| Description | Same-sex marriages were officially banned after the passage of the Nullity of Marriage Act 1971, which explicity stated that a marriage was considered void if both parties were of the same sex. The act received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 July 1971 and came into force on 1 August 1971. The Nullity of Marriage Act was later replaced by the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, however, its effects remained exactly the same. |
| Sources | https://www.jstor.org/stable/1094073 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/18/enacted |
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| Description | Same-sex marriages were officially banned after the passage of the Nullity of Marriage Act 1971, which explicity stated that a marriage was considered void if both parties were of the same sex. The act received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 July 1971 and came into force on 1 August 1971. | Same-sex marriages were officially banned after the passage of the Nullity of Marriage Act 1971, which explicity stated that a marriage was considered void if both parties were of the same sex. The act received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 July 1971 and came into force on 1 August 1971. The Nullity of Marriage Act was later replaced by the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, however, its effects remained exactly the same. |
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| Sources | https://www.jstor.org/stable/1094073 | https://www.jstor.org/stable/1094073 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/18/enacted |
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created by LovelyJubbly
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 1971 |
| End Date | Dec 5, 2005 |
| Description | Same-sex marriages were officially banned after the passage of the Nullity of Marriage Act 1971, which explicity stated that a marriage was considered void if both parties were of the same sex. The act received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 July 1971 and came into force on 1 August 1971. |
| Sources | https://www.jstor.org/stable/1094073 |