Section 12A — Matrimonial Causes Act 1973: Grounds on which a marriage converted from a civil partnership is void or voidable

Grounds on which a marriage converted from a civil partnership is void or voidable 12A 1 This section applies to a marriage which has been converted, or is purported to have been converted, from a civil partnership under section 9 of the 2013 Act and regulations made under that section.

2 A marriage which results from the purported conversion of a void civil partnership is void.

3 A marriage which results from the conversion of a civil partnership is voidable if any of paragraphs (c) to (h) of section 12(1) applied at the date from which the marriage is treated as having subsisted in accordance with section 9(6) of the 2013 Act .

4 In this section, the “ 2013 Act ” means the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.