Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 7(2) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (“the Act”), provides for fees to be payable in relation to applications to a Gender Recognition Panel under section 1(1), 5(2) and 6(1) of the Act. This Order prescribes the level of those fees. It prescribes a fee of £140 for applicants whose relevant income is greater than £22,575, and a fee of £30 for applicants whose relevant income is greater than £15,050 but not greater than £22,575. It prescribes that no fee is payable in circumstances where the applicant’s relevant income is £15,050 or less or the applicant is in receipt of a qualifying benefit. “Relevant income” and “qualifying benefit” are defined in articles 4 and 5.

The Order also prescribes that no fee is payable if the application is made under section 5(2) (application for a full gender recognition certificate within 6 months of grant of an interim gender recognition certificate) or under section 1(1) where the applicant had previously received an interim gender recognition certificate, or under section 6(1) (application for a corrected certificate where the original contains an error).