B150 - Marriage (Parental Consent Removal) Bill

A bill to Remove the requirement for parental consent for marriages and civil partnerships between 16 and 17 year olds.

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Section 1: Marriage Amendments

1. Part 1, Section 3 of the The Marriage Act 1949 shall be repealed in its entirety

Section 2: Civil Partnerships

1. Part 2, Chapter 1, Section 3 of the The Civil Partnership Act 2004 shall be repealed in its entirety

Section 3: Commencement

1. This bill extends to the England and Wales

2. This bill comes into force immediately

3. This bill may be cited as the Marriage (Parental Consent Removal) Act 2015

This was submitted by Liberal Democrat MP /u/demon4372 on behalf of The Liberal Democrat Party.

Voting on this Bill will end on the 12th of August at 10PM BST.

Vote Aye, Nay or Abstain. Comments with anything else will be deleted. Comments that are edited will be void and not counted.