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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

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

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.

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.