Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE00333 · Session 1

amend sections 8, 9, 14 and 15 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, to give Humanist and other secular marriage ceremonies the same legal status as religious ceremonies.

Lodged Submitted 22 Jan 2001 People & Communities
Signatures
10
Comments
0
Considered
4 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

amend sections 8, 9, 14 and 15 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, to give Humanist and other secular marriage ceremonies the same legal status as religious ceremonies.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 6 Feb 2001
    2 mentions
  2. 8 May 2001
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    2 mentions
  3. 29 May 2001
    Justice 2 Committee
    Scottish Parliament<br />Justice 2 Committee<br />Tuesday 29 May 2001<br />(Morning)
    7 mentions
  4. 12 Sep 2001
    2 mentions

Signatures by country

No online signatures are recorded for this petition; the total above may include paper signatures.

Comments

No public comments.