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(1) Part I shall come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different provisions.
(2) Part II shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(3) Part III shall come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Advocate may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for the commencement of Part III as it extends to England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the [1974 c. 28.] Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which contains a statement that it is only made for purposes corresponding to the purposes of any provision of Part II shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (requirement for affirmative resolution procedure) but shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(1) Any amendment made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment being amended.
(2) In Part II, sections 5 and 6 extend to England and Wales only, section 7 extends to Scotland only and section 8 extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
(3) Part III extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
This Act may be cited as the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995.
Section 8(2).
1 (1) Section 2 of the Matrimonial Proceedings (Polygamous Marriages) Act 1972 (matrimonial relief etc. in relation to polygamous marriages: Scotland) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for the words “the marriage” onwards there shall be substituted the words “either party to the marriage is, or has during the subsistence of the marriage been, married to more than one person”.
(3) For subsection (3) there shall be substituted—
“(3) Provision may be made by rules of court—
(a) for requiring notice of proceedings brought by virtue of this section to be served on any additional spouse of a party to the marriage in question; and
(b) for conferring on any such additional spouse the right to be heard in the proceedings,
in such cases as may be specified in the rules.”
2 (1) The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In section 11 (grounds on which a marriage is void), for the words “may be polygamous although” there shall be substituted the words “is not polygamous if”.
(3) In section 47 (matrimonial relief and declarations in respect of polygamous marriage)—
(a) in subsection (1), for the words “the marriage” onwards there shall be substituted the words “either party to the marriage is, or has during the subsistence of the marriage been, married to more than one person”; and
(b) for subsection (4) there shall be substituted—
“(4) Provision may be made by rules of court—
(a) for requiring notice of proceedings brought by virtue of this section to be served on any additional spouse of a party to the marriage in question; and
(b) for conferring on any such additional spouse the right to be heard in the proceedings,
in such cases as may be specified in the rules.”
3 In section 10 of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 (interpretation), for subsection (2) there shall be substituted—
“(2) It is hereby declared that this Act applies as between the parties to a marriage notwithstanding that either of them is, or has at any time during the marriage’s subsistence been, married to more than one person.”
4 (1) The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In section 121(1)(b) (regulations as to application of provisions of Parts I to VI to polygamous marriages), for the words following “section” there shall be substituted the words “applies, a marriage during the subsistence of which a party to it is at any time married to more than one person is to be treated as having, or as not having, the same consequences as any other marriage.”
(3) In section 147(5) (regulations as to application of provisions of Part IX to polygamous marriages), for the words following “in which” there shall be substituted the words “a marriage during the subsistence of which a party to it is at any time married to more than one person is to be treated for the purposes of this Part of this Act as having, or not having, the same consequences as any other marriage.”
Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995