Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(4) of the Gender Recognition Act 20041, and having consulted the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 4th April 2005.
Approved countries and territories2
The countries and territories set out in the Schedule are each prescribed as an “approved country or territory” for the purposes of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
NameParliamentary Under-Secretary of StateDepartment for Constitutional Affairs