Marriage (Same sex couples)

Submitted by penwing on Fri, 06/14/2013 - 16:54
Bill: 
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2013
Stage: 
LordsC
Proposer: 
Lord MacKay of Clashfern
Verdict: 
Bad
Synopsis: 

Provides that marriages between same sex couples should be separately marked as such.

This is Number 2 in

Commentary: 

Another attempt to set same sex marriages apart from marriage which goes against the single, very narrow, principal of this Bill.

Amendment: 

Page 1, line 5, at end insert “and shall be referred to as “marriage (same sex
couples)””

Bill Text: 

1 (1) Marriage of same sex couples is lawful and shall be referred to as “marriage (same sex couples)”.