Married Persons (Equality of Status) Act 1996 No 96

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
15 June 2018 15 June 2018 2018 No 28
06 January 2012 06 January 2012 2011 No 62
26 November 1996 26 November 1996

Married Persons (Equality of Status) Act 1996 No 96

Assented to 26.11.1996.

Date of commencement, 1.3.1997, sec 2 and GG No 20 of 21.2.1997, p 799.

Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Marriages) Act 2018 No 28

Assented to 15.06.2018.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2011 No 62

Assented to 16.11.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, 6.1.2012, sec 2 (1).

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Sec 5

Am 2018 No 28, Sch 6 [1].

Sec 9

Am 2018 No 28, Sch 6 [2].

Sec 16

Rep 2011 No 62, Sch 5.

Sch 2

Rep 2011 No 62, Sch 5.

Sch 3, heading

Subst 2018 No 28, Sch 6 [3].

Sch 3

Am 2018 No 28, Sch 6 [4] [5].

Married Persons (Equality of Status) Bill 1996

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