The Marriage of Lunatics Act 1811 was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom implemented under the reign of George III of Great Britain. It was intended "to prevent the marriage of Lunatics" and make all marriages to Lunatics prior to and after the bill, whether diagnosed before marriage or otherwise, "null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever".
The act reads as follows:
Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 149(2) of, and part I of the eighth schedule to, Mental Health Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 72), which came into force on 1 November 1960.
The whole act was repealed for Scotland by section 113(2) of, and the fifth schedule to, the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 61), which came into force on 1 June 1962.
The whole act was repealed for Northern Ireland by article 63(b) of, and schedule 5 to, the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (SI 1978/1045 (N.I.)), which came into force on 18 April 1979.
The whole act was repealed for the Republic of Ireland in 2021 on the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015.
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