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A Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England to enable persons to be married in a place of worship in a parish with which they have a qualifying connection; and for connected purposes. Citation: 2008, No. 1: Territorial extent England: Dates; Royal assent: 28 May 2008: Other legislation; Amended by
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.
Marriage is available in England and Wales to both opposite-sex and same-sex couples and is legally recognised in the forms of both civil and religious marriage. Marriage laws have historically evolved separately from marriage laws in other jurisdictions in the United Kingdom. There is a distinction between religious marriages, conducted by an ...
The Church of England's governing body has narrowly voted to back special services to bless same-sex couples on a trial basis but, underlining deep divisions on the topic, Archbishop of Canterbury ...
Church of England priests offered officially sanctioned blessings of same-sex partnerships for the first time on Sunday, though a ban on church weddings for gay couples remains in place amid deep ...
The Church of England will work towards drafting new pastoral guidance and other material needed to allow same-sex couples to receive blessings from priests over the next few months, it said on ...
An Act to enable persons to be married in a place of worship in a parish in the Church in Wales with which they have a qualifying connection; and for connected purposes. Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010
Church of England Marriage Measure 2008; Church of England Pensions (Amendment) Measure 2009; Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2010; Church of England Marriage (Amendment) Measure 2012; Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014; Church of England (Pensions) (Amendment) Measure 2015 (repealed)