SCHEDULE 2CHANGE OF GENDER OF MARRIED PERSONS OR CIVIL PARTNERS

PART 1APPLICATIONS BY MARRIED PERSONS AND CIVIL PARTNERS

Registration

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In section 10 (registration), before subsection (2) insert—

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Where a full gender recognition certificate is issued by a Gender Recognition Panel or the sheriff to a person who is a party to a protected Scottish marriage or a protected Scottish civil partnership, the Panel must send a copy of the certificate to the Registrar General for Scotland.

2

In schedule 3 (registration), in Part 2 (Scotland)—

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in paragraph 19(1), before “5(2)” insert “ 4C, 4E, 4F, ”, and

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after paragraph 20 insert—

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The Registrar General may, with the approval of the Scottish Ministers, make regulations about—

a

the registration of qualifying Scottish marriages, and

b

the registration of qualifying Scottish civil partnerships.

2

Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may in particular make provision for fees to be payable in respect of things done under the regulations.

3

Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.

4

In this paragraph—

  • “qualifying Scottish civil partnership”means a civil partnership registered in Scotland in a case where a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to each of the civil partners,

  • “qualifying Scottish marriage” means a marriage solemnised in Scotland in a case where a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to one, or each, of the spouses.