Moved by
Lord Dear
47: Before Clause 15, insert the following new Clause—
“Review of impact of same sex marriage
The Secretary of State must arrange—
(a) for the operation and effects of this Act to be reviewed two years and five years after this Act is passed;
(b) for the report on the outcome of the first review to be produced and published within thirty months of this Act being passed;
(c) for the report on the outcome of the second review to be produced and published within five years and six months of this Act being passed; and
(d) for both reviews to be conducted by a Lord Justice of Appeal taking appropriate evidence with particular regard to the impact of this Act on civil liberties and the rates of—
(i) opposite sex marriage, and
(ii) same sex marriage.”