0 1 6 '' ▁( ). ▁Some ▁media ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁prom ul g ated ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁delayed ▁due ▁a ▁legal ▁challenge ▁lod ged ▁with ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council . ▁However , ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Office ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁bill ▁would ▁receive ▁royal ▁ass ent ▁in ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council , ▁and ▁be ▁officially ▁proc laimed ▁during ▁the ▁T yn wald ▁sitting ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July . ▁The ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁UK ▁European ▁Union ▁membership ▁refer endum ▁was ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁delay , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁would ▁take ▁effect ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July . ▁The ▁law ▁indeed ▁received ▁royal ▁ass ent ▁in ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁and ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July . ▁It ▁took ▁effect ▁three ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁first ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁to ▁be ▁registered ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁Marc ▁and ▁Alan ▁Ste ff an - C ow ell , ▁who ▁converted ▁their ▁civil ▁partners hip ▁into ▁a ▁marriage ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁to ▁be ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July , ▁between ▁Luke ▁Car ine ▁and ▁Zak ▁Tom lin son . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁ ▁Same - sex ▁marriage ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁of ▁same -