Succession to the Crown (Royal Marriages) Bill

A bill to make provision about Royal Marriages; and for connected purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Part I: Definitions

Section 1: Definitions

1. In this act, “Marriage” refers to either non-State marriage or a Civil Partnership under the terms of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and The Separation of Marriage and State Act 2016

Part II: Consent of Sovereign required to certain Royal Marriages

Section 1: Changes

1. There shall be no undue restrictions on the ability of Members of the Royal Family, or those in the line of succession, to get married.

   1. The Royal Marriages Act 1772 shall stay repealed.

Section 2: Amendments to the Succession to the Crown Act 2013

1. Section 3 Parts (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 are repealed.

Part II: Commencement and short title

1. This bill shall come into effect immediately after receiving Royal Assent.
2. This bill may be cited as the Succession to the Crown (Royal Marriages) Act 2016. This bill may be cited as the Succession to the Crown (Royal Marriages) Act 2017.
3. This bill shall extend to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

This bill was written and submitted by /u/demon4372 and sponsored by /u/DF44, /u/thechattyshow, /u/Yoshi2010, /u/ArthurDent24.

This division will end at 02:00 GMT on 9 February 2017.

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