Marriage Act 2015

Oireachtas
  • An Act to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to remove the impediment to marriage of the parties being of the same sex; to repeal certain provisions of Part 7A of that Act relating to registration of civil partnerships; to make provision in relation to religious bodies; to provide for the recognition of marriages under the law of a place other than the State; to amend the Succession Act 1965, the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 and the Gender Recognition Act 2015; to amend other enactments and to provide for matters connected therewith
CitationNo. 35 of 2015
Passed byDáil Éireann
Passed7 October 2015
Passed bySeanad Éireann
Passed22 October 2015
Signed byPresidential Commission
Signed29 October 2015
Commenced16 November 2015
Legislative history
First chamber: Dáil Éireann
Bill titleMarriage Bill 2015
Bill citationNo. 78 of 2015
Introduced byMinister for Justice and Equality (Frances Fitzgerald)
Introduced17 September 2015
First reading15 September 2015
Second reading23 September 2015
Third reading7 October 2015
Second chamber: Seanad Éireann
Member(s) in chargeMinister for Justice and Equality (Frances Fitzgerald)
Second reading20 October 2015
Third reading22 October 2015
Related legislation
Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland;
Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
Keywords
same-sex marriage, inheritance
Status: Current legislation

The Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015;[1] previously bill No. 78 of 2015) is an act of the Oireachtas which provides for same-sex marriage in Ireland. The act gives legislative effect in statute law to the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which mandates such provision. It was introduced on 15 September 2015 and signed into law on 29 October 2015, and commenced (came into force) on 16 November 2015.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "2015 Legislation". Ireland: Office of the President. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Minister Fitzgerald announces Commencement of Marriage Act 2015" (Press release). Dublin: Department of Justice and Equality. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ McGarry, Patsy (10 November 2015). "Same-sex marriage signed into law by Ministers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2015.