Marriage Act 2015

Oireachtas
	Long title An Act to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to remove the impediment to marriage of the parties being of the same sex; to repeal certain provisions of Part 7A of that Act relating to registration of civil partnerships; to make provision in relation to religious bodies; to provide for the recognition of marriages under the law of a place other than the State; to amend the Succession Act 1965, the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 and the Gender Recognition Act 2015; to amend other enactments and to provide for matters connected therewith ;
Citation	No. 35 of 2015
Passed by	Dáil Éireann
Passed	7 October 2015
Passed by	Seanad Éireann
Passed	22 October 2015
Signed by	Presidential Commission
Signed	29 October 2015
Commenced	16 November 2015
Legislative history
First chamber: Dáil Éireann
Bill title	Marriage Bill 2015
Bill citation	No. 78 of 2015
Introduced by	Minister for Justice and Equality (Frances Fitzgerald)
Introduced	17 September 2015
First reading	15 September 2015
Second reading	23 September 2015
Third reading	7 October 2015
Second chamber: Seanad Éireann
Member(s) in charge	Minister for Justice and Equality (Frances Fitzgerald)
Second reading	20 October 2015
Third reading	22 October 2015
Related legislation
	Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland;; Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
Keywords
	same-sex marriage, inheritance
	Status: Current legislation

The Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015;^[1] previously bill No. 78 of 2015) is an act of the Oireachtas which provides for same-sex marriage in Ireland. The act gives legislative effect in statute law to the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which mandates such provision. It was introduced on 15 September 2015 and signed into law on 29 October 2015, and commenced (came into force) on 16 November 2015.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ "2015 Legislation". Ireland: Office of the President. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ "Minister Fitzgerald announces Commencement of Marriage Act 2015" (Press release). Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^ McGarry, Patsy (10 November 2015). "Same-sex marriage signed into law by Ministers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^ "Same-sex couples can marry from today". RTÉ News. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). 16 November 2015.

Oireachtas

Long title An Act to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to remove the impediment to marriage of the parties being of the same sex; to repeal certain provisions of Part 7A of that Act relating to registration of civil partnerships; to make provision in relation to religious bodies; to provide for the recognition of marriages under the law of a place other than the State; to amend the Succession Act 1965, the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 and the Gender Recognition Act 2015; to amend other enactments and to provide for matters connected therewith
Citation	No. 35 of 2015
Passed by	Dáil Éireann
Passed	7 October 2015
Passed by	Seanad Éireann
Passed	22 October 2015
Signed by	Presidential Commission
Signed	29 October 2015
Commenced	16 November 2015
Legislative history
First chamber: Dáil Éireann
Bill title	Marriage Bill 2015
Bill citation	No. 78 of 2015
Introduced by	Minister for Justice and Equality (Frances Fitzgerald)
Introduced	17 September 2015
First reading	15 September 2015
Second reading	23 September 2015
Third reading	7 October 2015
Second chamber: Seanad Éireann
Member(s) in charge	Minister for Justice and Equality (Frances Fitzgerald)
Second reading	20 October 2015
Third reading	22 October 2015
Related legislation
Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland; Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
Keywords
same-sex marriage, inheritance
Status: Current legislation