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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Tuesday 16 April 2013

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

953-59, 1103-06 and 1109-11

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

 

Hugh Bayley

 

17

 

Page  40,  line  18  [Schedule  5],  at end insert—

 

‘Reinstatement of marriages annulled to permit a person to obtain a gender recognition

 

certificate

 

9A         

Schedule 4 (Effect on Marriage) at beginning insert—

 

“(1)    

This section applies to a formerly married couple whose marriage was

 

annulled in order to permit one or both partners to that marriage to

 

obtain a full gender recognition certificate, provided that—

 

(a)    

either—

 

(i)    

the couple formed a civil partnership with each other

 

within six months of the annulment of their marriage,

 

and continue to maintain their civil partnership, or

 

(ii)    

the couple have continued to live together in the same

 

household since the annulment of their marriage, and

 

(b)    

both partners to the former marriage give notice to a registrar

 

that they wish their marriage to be reinstated.

 

(2)    

When notice is given under (1)(b), the marriage shall be reinstated

 

with effect from the date the couple give notice to have it reinstated.

 

(3)    

In those cases where the couple subsequently formed a civil

 

partnership, the civil partnership shall be set aside.”.’.

 

Hugh Bayley

 

Caroline Lucas

 

18

 

Page  40,  line  18  [Schedule  5],  at end insert—


 
 

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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

 
 

‘One-off compensation payment to couples whose marriages were annulled to permit a

 

person to obtain a gender recognition certificate

 

9A         

Schedule 4 (Effect on Marriage) at beginning insert—

 

“(1)    

This section applies to a formerly married couple whose marriage was

 

annulled in order to permit one or both partners to that marriage to

 

obtain a full gender recognition certificate, provided that—

 

(a)    

the marriage was annulled following the coming into force of

 

the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and

 

(b)    

the formerly married couple either—

 

(i)    

formed a civil partnership with each other within six

 

months of the annulment of their marriage, and

 

continue to maintain their civil partnership, or

 

(ii)    

have continued to live together as a couple in the

 

same household since the annulment of their

 

marriage.

 

(2)    

The couple shall be compensated from public funds to the amount of

 

£1,000 by way of apology for the distress and costs incurred as a result

 

of the annulment of their marriage.”.’.

 


 
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