House of Commons Amendments

Session 2012 - 13
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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Friday 22 February 2013

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Committee 21-29, 31-32 and 33-39

Public Bill Committee

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004—adultery

Charlotte Leslie

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 44, subsection (5), at end add—

“(e)
that the respondent has committed adultery and the applicant

finds it intolerable to live with the respondent.”.’.

Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004—non-consummation

Charlotte Leslie

NC9

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 50, subsection (1), at end insert—

“(f)
the Civil Partnership has not been consummated owing to the

incapacity of either party to consummate it;

(g)
the Civil Partnership has not been consummated owing to the

wilful refusal of the respondent to consummate it.”.’.

Notices of Amendments: 22 February 2013
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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

Part 2 of the Equality Act 2010—belief about the nature of marriage

Charlotte Leslie

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Part 2 of the Equality Act 2010 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 4, at end add—

(3)



“belief about the nature of marriage”.

(4)
After section 12 insert the following clause—

“(12A)
In relation to the protected characteristic of belief about the nature of

marriage—

(a)
a reference to a person who has a particular protected

characteristic is a reference to a person who holds a particular

belief about the nature of marriage;

(b)
a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a

reference to persons who hold the same belief about the nature of

marriage.”.’.



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