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Marriage Act may refer to a number of pieces of legislation:


Australia

* Marriage Act 1961, Australia's law that governs legal marriage. *
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 The ''Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia, which legalises same-sex marriage in Australia by amending the '' Marriage Act 1961'' to allow marriage between two persons o ...


Canada

* ''
Civil Marriage Act The ''Civil Marriage Act'' is a federal statute legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. At the time it became law, same-sex marriage had already been legalized by court decisions in all Canadian jurisdictions except Alberta, Prince Edward ...
'' passed in Canada explicitly permitting same-sex marriages.


Hong Kong

* Marriage Ordinance 1875 * Marriage Reform Ordinance 1970


India

* Special Marriage Act, 1954 * Hindu Marriage Act, 1955


New Zealand

* Marriage Act 1854, an early law in the colony governing marriage * Marriage Act 1955, the current Act * Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013


South Africa

* Marriage Act, 1961, and its amending acts: ** Marriage Amendment Act, 1964 ** Marriage Amendment Act, 1968 ** Marriage Amendment Act, 1970 ** Marriage Amendment Act, 1972 ** Marriage Amendment Act, 1973 ** Marriage Amendment Act, 1981 *
Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998) is a South African statute in terms of which marriages performed under African customary law, including polygynous marriages, are recognised as legal marriages. It also refo ...
, which recognised marriages under African customary law *
Civil Union Act, 2006 The Civil Union Act, 2006 (Act No. 17 of 2006) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa which legalised same-sex marriage. It allows two people, regardless of gender, to form either a marriage or a civil partnership. The act was enacted as a co ...
, which extended marriage to same-sex couples


United Kingdom

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Royal Marriages Act 1772 The Royal Marriages Act 1772 (12 Geo 3 c. 11) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which prescribed the conditions under which members of the British royal family could contract a valid marriage, in order to guard against marriages t ...
(E & W & S) *
Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 The Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 ( 7 Edw.7 c.47) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, allowing a man to marry his dead wife's sister, which had previously been forbidden. This prohibition had derived from a doctrine ...
(7 Edw.7 c.47) (UK) Extent unknown by author: * Marriage Act 1811 or the Marriage of Lunatics Act 1811 (51 Geo.3 c.37) (the second short title was conferred by the Short Titles Act 1896, s.1 & first Sch.) * Marriage Act 1823 (4 Geo.4 c.76) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Marriage Act 1824 (5 Geo.4 c.32) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Marriage Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will.4 c.54) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) *
Marriage Act 1836 The Marriage Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will 4 c 85), or the Act for Marriages in England 1836, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that legalised civil marriage in what is now England and Wales from 30 June 1837. Since the Marriage Act 1 ...
(6 & 7 Will.4 c.85) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) *
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1837 The General Register Office for England and Wales (GRO) is the section of the United Kingdom HM Passport Office responsible for the civil registration of births (including stillbirths), adoptions, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths in Engl ...
(7 Will.4 & 1 Vict. c.22) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Marriage Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c.72) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Marriage (Society of Friends) Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c.18) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Marriage Confirmation Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c.24) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Infant Marriage Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c.83) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Marriage (Society of Friends) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c.10) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Greek Marriages Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c.20) * Marriages Validity Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c.3) * Marriages Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c.14) ''The Marriage Acts 1811 to 1886'' means the Marriage Act 1811, the Marriage Act 1823, the Marriage Act 1824, the Marriage Confirmation Act 1830, the Marriage Act 1835, the Marriage Act 1836, the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1837, the Marriage Act 1840, the Marriage and Registration Act 1856, the Marriage (Society of Friends) Act 1860, the Marriage Confirmation Act 1860, the Marriage (Society of Friends) Act 1872, the Greek Marriages Act 1884, the Marriages Validity Act 1886 and the Marriages Act 1886. ''The Marriage Acts 1811 to 1929'' was the collective title of the Marriage Acts 1811 to 1898 and the Age of Marriage Act 1929 so far as it related to England.The
Age of Marriage Act 1929 The Age of Marriage Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo 5 c 36) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which increased the age of marriage to sixteen. It was passed in response to a campaign by the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship ...
, section 3(1)


England and Wales

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Marriage Act 1540 The Marriage Act 1540 (32 Hen 8 c 38) was an Act of the Parliament of England. The whole Act was repealed by section 79(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 5 to, the Marriage Act 1949. A similar ''Marriage Act, 1542'' was passed by the Parliament o ...
(32 Hen.8 c.38) * Clergy Marriage Act 1548 (2 & 3 Edw.6 c.21) *(No short title) (2 & 3 Edw.6 c.23) (Repealed by the Marriage Act 1949, s.79 & fifth Sch., Pt.I) * Clergy Marriage Act 1551 (5 & 6 Edw.6 c.12) * Marriage Act 1697, a Penal Law passed in 1697 discouraging interfaith marriages. All interfaith marriages would be considered legally Catholic. The married couple would have to live under the tough Catholic laws. * Clandestine Marriages Act 1753 (26 Geo. 2 c. 33) * Marriage Confirmation Act 1830 (11 Geo.4 & 1 Will.4 c.18) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Marriage and Registration Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c.119) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) * Foreign Marriage Act 1892 * Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906 * Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Act 1915 * Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Amendment Act 1916 *
Age of Marriage Act 1929 The Age of Marriage Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo 5 c 36) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which increased the age of marriage to sixteen. It was passed in response to a campaign by the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship ...
(19 & 20 Geo 5 c 36) * Marriage Act 1939 * Foreign Marriage Act 1947 * Marriage Act 1949 * Marriage Act 1949 (Amendment) Act 1954 * Marriage Acts Amendment Act 1958 * Marriage (Secretaries of Synagogues) Act 1959 * Marriage (Enabling) Act 1960 * Marriage (Wales and Monmouthshire) Act 1962 * Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970 * Marriage Act 1983 * Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 * Marriage (Wales) Act 1986 * Foreign Marriage (Amendment) Act 1988 * Marriage (Registration of Buildings) Act 1990 *
Marriage Act 1994 The Marriage Act 1994 (c. 34) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Introduced as a private member's bill by Gyles Brandreth, it amended the Marriage Act 1949 to allow civil marriages to be solemnized in certain "approved premise ...
* Marriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words) Act 1996 * City of London (Approved Premises for Marriage) Act 1996 *
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (c 20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It seeks to assist victims of forced marriage, or those threatened with forced marriage, by providing civil remedies. It extends to Eng ...
*
Marriage (Wales) Act 2010 The Marriage (Wales) Act 2010 c.6 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Introduced as a private member's bill by David Rowe-Beddoe, Baron Rowe-Beddoe and sponsored by Alun Michael MP, it received royal assent on 18 March 2010. It created ...
* Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 * Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill 2022


Scotland

* Marriage (Scotland) Act 1939 * Marriage (Scotland) Act 1956 *
Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 Marriage in Scotland is recognised in the form of both civil and religious unions between individuals. Historically, the law of marriage has developed differently in Scotland to other jurisdictions in the United Kingdom as a consequence of the d ...
* Marriage (Scotland) Act 2002 * Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014


Northern Ireland

* Deceased Brother's Widow's Marriage Act (Northern Ireland) 1924 * Marriage (Declaration of Law) Act (Northern Ireland) 1944 * Age of Marriage Act (Northern Ireland) 1951


United States

* Affirmation of Marriage Act passed in Virginia and was subsequently overturned. * Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) passed in the United States to limit Federal marriage recognition to male-female couplings and thus proscribe the possibility of Federal same-sex marriage in the United States. DOMA was overturned in June 2013 after being found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in ''United States v. Windsor''. * Marriage Protection Act (2004) *
Respect for Marriage Act The Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA; ) is a landmark United States federal law passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden. It repeals the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), requires the U.S. federal gover ...
(2022)


See also

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List of short titles This is a list of stock short titles that are used for legislation in one or more of the countries where short titles are used. It is also a list of articles that list or discuss legislation by short title or subject. * Act of Uniformity * Adminis ...
* Marriage law


References

{{reflist Lists of legislation by short title and collective title