Session 2012-2013
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament
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
Charlotte Leslie
Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004
Charlotte Leslie
Part 2 of the Equality Act 2010
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.