Marriage Act may refer to a number of pieces of legislation: Australia Marriage Act 1961, Australia's law that governs legal marriage. Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) 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 (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013 South Africa 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 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 (E & W & S) Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 (7 Edw.7 c.47) (UK) Extent unknown by author: Marriage Act 1811 or the Marriage of Lunatics Act 1811 (51 Geo.3 c.37) (the second short title was conferred by the Short Titles Act 1896, s.1 & first Sch.) Marriage Act 1823 (4 Geo.4 c.76) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Marriage Act 1824 (5 Geo.4 c.32) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Marriage Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will.4 c.54) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Marriage Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will.4 c.85) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Births and Deaths Registration Act 1837 (7 Will.4 & 1 Vict. c.22) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Marriage Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c.72) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Marriage (Society of Friends) Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c.18) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Marriage Confirmation Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c.24) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Infant Marriage Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c.83) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Marriage (Society of Friends) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c.10) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1) Greek Marriages Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c.20) Marriages Validity Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c.3) Marriages Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c.14) The Marriage Acts 1811 to 1886 means the Marriage Act 1811, the Marriage Act 1823, the Marriage Act 1824, the Marriage Confirmation Act 1830, the Marriage Act 1835, the Marriage Act 1836, the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1837, the Marriage Act