The Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/438
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st March 2007.

(2) Nothing in this Order affects any marriage solemnized before the date on which it comes into force.

Section 2 Repeal of restriction on marriage between certain persons related by affinity

In the Marriage Act 1949—

(a) in section 1, omit subsections (4) to (8) (which restrict marriage between a person and parent of former spouse or person and former spouse of child); and

(b) in section 5A (which exempts clergyman from obligation to solemnize marriage between certain people related by affinity), after “the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986” insert “or the Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2007”.

Section 3 Consequential provision

The following provisions are repealed—

(a) in the Marriage Act 1949—

(i) section 16(1B) ;

(ii) section 27C ; and

(iii) Part 3 of Schedule 1 ;

(b) section 1(3) and (4) of the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 ; and

(c) paragraph 13(4) to (6) of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 .