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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the solemnization and registration of marriages in England with such corrections and improvements as may be authorised under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949. |
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| Citation | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 76 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 November 1949 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1950[2] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Marriage Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 76) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating marriages in England and Wales.
The Act had prohibited solemnizing marriages during evenings and at night. Since the Marriage Act 1836 it had been forbidden to marry between the hours of six in the evening and eight in the morning. This prohibition was repealed[3] on 1 October 2012.[4][5]
The Marriage Act 1949 was the first Act to be enacted under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.[6]
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 80(1) of this Act.
- ^ The Marriage Act 1949, section 80(4)
- ^ The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, section 114
- ^ The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2234), article 3(m)
- ^ "Night-time weddings to be allowed". BBC News Online. 12 February 2011.
- ^ O Hood Phillips. A First Book of English Law. Fourth Edition. Sweet and Maxwell. 1960. Page 90.
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