The Family Procedure Rules 2010

CHAPTER 2 APPLICATION FOR CORRECTED GENDER RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE

Scope of this Chapter

8.2.  The rules in this Chapter apply to an application under section 6(1) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 for the correction of a full gender recognition certificate issued under section 5(1) or 5A(1) of that Act(1).

Where to start proceedings

8.3.  The application must be made to the court which issued the original certificate unless the court directs otherwise.

Who the parties are

8.4.  Where the applicant is—

(a) the person to whom the original certificate was issued, the Secretary of State must be a respondent;

(b) the Secretary of State, the person to whom the original certificate was issued must be a respondent.

Delivery of copy certificate to Secretary of State

8.5.  Where the court issues a corrected full gender recognition certificate, a court officer must send a copy of the corrected certificate to the Secretary of State.

(1)

Section 5A(1) was inserted by section 250(1) and (4) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.