Marriage Act
Marriage Act may refer to a number of pieces of legislation:
Australia
- Marriage Act 1961, Australia's law that governs legal marriage.
- Marriage Amendment Act 2017
Canada
- Civil Marriage Act passed in Canada explicitly permitting same-sex marriages.
Hong Kong
- Marriage Ordinance 1875
- Marriage Reform Ordinance 1970
India
- Special Marriage Act, 1954
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
New Zealand
- Marriage Act 1854, an early law in the colony governing marriage
- Marriage Act 1955, the current Act
- Marriage Amendment Act 2013
South Africa
- Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949, outlawing marriages between Whites and non-Whites
- Marriage Act, 1961, and its amending acts:
- * Marriage Amendment Act, 1964
- * Marriage Amendment Act, 1968
- * Marriage Amendment Act, 1970
- * Marriage Amendment Act, 1972
- * Marriage Amendment Act, 1973
- * Marriage Amendment Act, 1981
- Immorality and Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Amendment Act, 1985, repealing the 1949 prohibition
- Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998, which recognised marriages under African customary law
- Civil Union Act, 2006, which extended marriage to same-sex couples
United Kingdom
- Royal Marriages Act 1772
- Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907
- Marriage Act 1811 or the Marriage of Lunatics Act 1811
- Marriage Act 1823
- Marriage Act 1824
- Marriage Act 1835
- Marriage Act 1836
- Births and Deaths Registration Act 1837
- Marriage Act 1840
- Marriage Act 1860
- Marriage Confirmation Act 1860
- Infant Marriage Act 1860
- Marriage Act 1872
- Greek Marriages Act 1884
- Marriages Validity Act 1886
- Marriages Act 1886
The Marriage Acts 1811 to 1929 was the collective title of the Marriage Acts 1811 to 1898 and the Age of Marriage Act 1929 so far as it related to England.
England and Wales
- French Queen's Jointure Act 1515
- Six Clerks in Chancery Act 1523
- Succession to the Crown Act 1536
- Marriage of Richard Devereux Act 1536
- Marriage of Lord Bulbeck Act 1536
- Marriage Act 1540
- Clergy Marriage Act 1548
- Marriages Act 1548
- Clergy Marriage Act 1551
- Queen Mary's Marriage Act 1554
- Bigamy Act 1603
- Oath of Allegiance, etc. Act 1609
- Confirmation of Marriages Act 1660
- Marriage Duty Act 1694
- Marriage Act 1697, a penal law passed by the Parliament of Ireland discouraging interfaith marriages. All interfaith marriages would be considered legally Catholic. The married couple would have to live under the tough Catholic laws.
- Clandestine Marriages Act 1753
- Marriage Confirmation Act 1830
- Marriage and Registration Act 1856
- Foreign Marriage Act 1892
- Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906
- Marriage of British Subjects Act 1915
- Marriage of British Subjects Amendment Act 1916
- Age of Marriage Act 1929
- Marriage Act 1939
- Foreign Marriage Act 1947
- Marriage Act 1949
- Marriage Act 1949 Act 1954
- Marriage Acts Amendment Act 1958
- Marriage Act 1959
- Marriage Act 1960
- Marriage Act 1962
- Marriage Act 1970
- Marriage Act 1983
- Marriage Act 1986
- Marriage Act 1986
- Foreign Marriage Act 1988
- Marriage Act 1990
- Marriage Act 1994
- Marriage Ceremony Act 1996
- City of London Act 1996
- Forced Marriage Act 2007
- Marriage Act 2010
- Marriage Act 2013
- Marriage and Civil Partnership Act 2022
Scotland
- Marriage Act 1939
- Marriage Act 1956
- Marriage Act 1977
- Marriage Act 2002
- Marriage and Civil Partnership Act 2014
Northern Ireland
- Deceased Brother's Widow's Marriage Act 1924
- Marriage Act 1944
- Age of Marriage Act 1951
United States
- The repealed Affirmation of Marriage Act in Virginia
- The overturned Defense of Marriage Act
- The failed Marriage Protection Act
- South Carolina Amendment 1
- The Respect for Marriage Act