The Gender Recognition Register (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Gender Recognition Register (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 20th July 2011.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Principal Regulations” means the Gender Recognition Register Regulations 2005(1).

Amendment to regulation 1(2) of the Principal Regulations

2.—(1) Regulation 1(2) of the Principal Regulations (Citation, commencement and interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) For the definition of “the Adopted Children Register” substitute—

““the Adopted Children Register” means the register maintained by the Registrar General under section 11 of the Adoption of Children Act 1926(2), section 12 of the Adoption of Children Act 1949(3), section 17 of the Adoption Act 1950(4), section 20 of the Adoption Act 1958(5), section 50 of the Adoption Act 1976(6) and section 77 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002(7);”.

(3) For the definition of “Parental Order Register” substitute—

““Parental Order Register” means the register maintained by the Registrar General under section 50 of the Adoption Act 1976 as modified by the Parental Orders (Human Fertilization and Embryology) Regulations 1994(8) and section 77 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 as modified by the Human Fertilization and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2010(9);”.

Amendment to regulation 2 (1) of the Principal Regulations

3.—(1) In regulation 2(1)(a) of the Principal Regulations for “the particulars set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1” substitute “the particulars set out in the relevant part of Schedule 1”.

(2) In regulation 2(1)(e) of the Principal Regulations for “the particulars set out in Schedule 5” substitute “the particulars set out in the relevant part of Schedule 5”.

Amendment to regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations

4.—(1) Omit regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations (additional particulars in certain cases).

(2) After regulation 3 insert—

“Modification of particulars in certain cases

3A.   Where a person who immediately prior to 20th July 2011 is the subject of an entry in the Gender Recognition Register requests that the entry be modified so that the particulars contained in the entry are those which would be so contained in accordance with regulation 2 if the entry were made on or after 20th July 2011, the particulars to be contained in the entry are those specified in regulation 2 as it applies on 20th July 2011.”.

Amendment to Schedules 1-9 of the Principal Regulations

5.  For Schedules 1-9 respectively of the Principal Regulations substitute the relevant Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Saving

6.  Nothing in these Regulations shall affect the validity of any particulars entered into the Gender Recognition Register prior to 20th July 2011 or of anything done pursuant to or in consequence of or in reliance on any such particulars.

Made by

Sarah Rapson

Registrar General

29th June 2011

I approve

Damian Green

Minister of State

Home Office

29th June 2011