UK Parliament / Open data

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

Moved by

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

48A: Before Clause 15, insert the following new Clause—

“The European Convention on Human Rights

In the event that the provisions of this Act are found by the European Court of Human Rights to be incompatible with the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the Secretary of State shall act to withdraw the United Kingdom’s signature to the Convention.”

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
746 c628 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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