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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Applications for gender recognition certificate

    1. 1.Applications

    2. 2.Determination of applications

    3. 3.Evidence

    4. 4.Successful applications

    5. 5.Issue of full certificates where applicant has been married

    6. 5A.Issue of full certificates where applicant has been a civil partner

    7. 6.Errors in certificates

    8. 7.Applications: supplementary

    9. 8.Appeals etc.

  3. Consequences of issue of gender recognition certificate etc.

    1. 9.General

    2. 10.Registration

    3. 11.Marriage

    4. 12.Parenthood

    5. 13.Social security benefits and pensions

    6. 14.Discrimination

    7. 15.Succession etc.

    8. 16.Peerages etc.

    9. 17.Trustees and personal representatives

    10. 18.Orders where expectations defeated

    11. 19.Sport

    12. 20.Gender-specific offences

    13. 21.Foreign gender change and marriage

  4. Supplementary

    1. 22.Prohibition on disclosure of information

    2. 23.Power to modify statutory provisions

    3. 24.Orders and regulations

    4. 25.Interpretation

    5. 26.Commencement

    6. 27.Applications within two years of commencement

    7. 28.Extent

    8. 29.Short title

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Gender Recognition Panels

      1. List of persons eligible to sit

        1. 1.(1) The Lord Chancellor must, after consulting the Scottish Ministers...

      2. President

        1. 2.(1) The Lord Chancellor must, after consulting the Scottish Ministers...

      3. Tenure of persons appointed to list

        1. 3.Persons on the list— (a) hold and vacate their appointments...

      4. Membership of Panels

        1. 4.(1) The President must make arrangements for determining the membership...

        2. 5.The arrangements must ensure that a Panel determining an application...

      5. Procedure

        1. 6.(1) Where a Panel consists of more than one member,...

      6. Staff and facilities

        1. 7.The Secretary of State may make staff and other facilities...

      7. Money

        1. 8.(1) The Secretary of State may pay sums by way...

        2. 8A.Delegation

      8. Council on Tribunals

        1. 9.In Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992...

      9. Disqualification

        1. 10.In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of...

        2. 11.In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Interim certificates: marriage

      1. Part 1 England and Wales

        1. 1.The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18) is amended as...

        2. 2.In section 12 (grounds on which a marriage celebrated after...

        3. 3.In section 13 (bars to relief), after subsection (2) insert—...

        4. 4.(1) Paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 (grounds on which a...

      2. Part 2 Scotland

        1. 5.The Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 39) is amended as...

        2. 6.(1) In subsection (1) of section 1 (grounds on which...

        3. 7.In section 2(1) (encouragement of reconciliation), for “in an action...

      3. Part 3 Northern Ireland

        1. 8.The Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1045 (N.I....

        2. 9.In Article 14 (grounds on which a marriage celebrated after...

        3. 10.In Article 16 (bars to relief), after paragraph (2) insert—...

        4. 11.(1) Paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 (grounds on which a...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Registration

      1. Part 1 England and Wales

        1. Introductory

          1. 1.In this Part— “the Registrar General” means the Registrar General...

        2. Gender Recognition Register

          1. 2.(1) The Registrar General must maintain, in the General Register...

        3. Entries in Gender Recognition Register and marking of existing birth register entries

          1. 3.(1) If the Registrar General receives under section 10(1) a...

        4. Indexing of entries in Gender Recognition Register

          1. 4.(1) The Registrar General must make arrangements for each entry...

        5. Certified copies of entries in Gender Recognition Register

          1. 5.(1) Anyone who may have a certified copy of the...

        6. Short certificates of birth compiled from Gender Recognition Register

          1. 6.Where a short certificate of birth under section 33 of...

        7. Gender Recognition Register: re-registration

          1. 7.(1) Section 10A of the 1953 Act (re-registration where parents...

        8. Correction etc. of Gender Recognition Register

          1. 8.(1) Any power or duty of the Registrar General or...

        9. Revocation of gender recognition certificate etc.

          1. 9.(1) This paragraph applies if, after an entry has been...

        10. Evidence

          1. 10.(1) Section 34(5) of the 1953 Act (certified copy of...

        11. Regulatory reform

          1. 11.The Chancellor of the Exchequer may by order amend this...

      2. Part 2 Scotland

        1. Introductory

          1. 12.In this Part— “the Registrar General” means the Registrar General...

        2. Gender Recognition Register

          1. 13.(1) The Registrar General must maintain, in the General Register...

        3. Entries in Gender Recognition Register

          1. 14.(1) If the Registrar General receives under section 10(1) a...

        4. Indexing of entries in Gender Recognition Register

          1. 15.(1) The Registrar General must make arrangements for each entry...

        5. Extracts of entries in Gender Recognition Register

          1. 16.(1) This paragraph applies in respect of an extract issued...

        6. Abbreviated certificates of birth compiled from Gender Recognition Register

          1. 17.Where an abbreviated certificate of birth under section 40 of...

        7. Gender Recognition Register: correction, re-registration etc.

          1. 18.Section 18A(2) (decrees of parentage and non-parentage), section 20(1) and...

        8. Revocation of gender recognition certificate etc.

          1. 19.(1) This paragraph applies if, after an entry has been...

        9. Authentication and admissibility

          1. 20.Section 41 of the 1965 Act (authentication of extracts etc....

      3. Part 3 Northern Ireland

        1. Introductory

          1. 21.In this Part— “the Registrar General” means the Registrar General...

        2. Gender Recognition Register

          1. 22.(1) The Registrar General must maintain, in the General Register...

        3. Entries in Gender Recognition Register and marking of existing birth register entries

          1. 23.(1) If the Registrar General receives under section 10(1) a...

        4. Indexing of entries in Gender Recognition Register

          1. 24.(1) The Registrar General must make arrangements for each entry...

        5. Certified copies of entries in Gender Recognition Register

          1. 25.(1) Anyone who may have a certified copy of the...

        6. Short certificates of birth compiled from Gender Recognition Register

          1. 26.Where a short certificate of birth under Article 40 of...

        7. Gender Recognition Register: re-registration

          1. 27.Articles 18, 19 and 19A of the 1976 Order (re-registration...

        8. Correction of errors in Gender Recognition Register

          1. 28.(1) Any power or duty of the Registrar General to...

        9. Revocation of gender recognition certificate etc.

          1. 29.(1) This paragraph applies if, after an entry has been...

        10. Change of name

          1. 30.Paragraphs (4) to (6) of Article 37 of the 1976...

        11. Evidence

          1. 31.(1) Article 42 of the 1976 Order (proof of age...

        12. Fees

          1. 32.Article 47 of the 1976 Order (fees for searches, certificates...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Effect on marriage

      1. Part 1 England and Wales

        1. Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)

          1. 1.The Marriage Act 1949 is amended as follows.

          2. 2.In section 1 (restrictions on marriage), insert at the end—...

          3. 3.After section 5A insert— Marriages involving person of acquired gender...

        2. Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)

          1. 4.The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is amended as follows.

          2. 5.In section 12 (grounds on which a marriage celebrated after...

          3. 6.In section 13(2), (3) and (4) (bars to relief), for...

      2. Part 2 Scotland

        1. Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15)

          1. 7.In section 2 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (marriage...

      3. Part 3 Northern Ireland

        1. Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1984 (N.I. 14))

          1. 8.In Article 18 of the Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern...

        2. Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1045 (N.I. 15))

          1. 9.The Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 is amended as...

          2. 10.In Article 14 (grounds on which a marriage celebrated after...

          3. 11.In Article 16(2), (3) and (4) (bars to relief), for...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Benefits and pensions

      1. Part 1 Introductory

        1. 1.This Schedule applies where a full gender recognition certificate is...

      2. Part 2 State benefits

        1. Introductory

          1. 2.(1) In this Part of this Schedule “the 1992 Act”...

        2. Widowed mother’s allowance

          1. 3.(1) If (immediately before the certificate is issued) the person...

        3. Widow’s pension

          1. 4.If (immediately before the certificate is issued) the person is...

        4. Widowed parent’s allowance

          1. 5.If (immediately before the certificate is issued) the person is,...

        5. Long-term incapacity benefit etc.

          1. 6.If (immediately before the certificate is issued) the person is...

        6. Category A retirement pension

          1. 7.(1) Any question— (a) whether the person is entitled to...

        7. Category B retirement pension etc.

          1. 8.(1) Any question whether the person is entitled to—

        8. Shared additional pension

          1. 9.(1) Any question— (a) whether the person is entitled to...

        9. Deferment of pensions

          1. 10.(1) The person’s entitlement to— (a) a Category A retirement...

        10. Category C retirement pension for widows

          1. 11.If (immediately before the certificate is issued) the person is...

        11. Graduated retirement benefit: Great Britain

          1. 12.(1) The provision that may be made by regulations under...

        12. Graduated retirement benefit: Northern Ireland

          1. 13.(1) The provision that may be made by regulations under...

      3. Part 3 Occupational pension schemes

        1. Guaranteed minimum pensions etc.: Great Britain

          1. 14.(1) In this paragraph “the 1993 Act” means the Pension...

        2. Guaranteed minimum pensions etc.: Northern Ireland

          1. 15.(1) In this paragraph “the 1993 Act” means the Pension...

        3. Equivalent pension benefits: Great Britain

          1. 16.(1) The provision that may be made by regulations under...

        4. Equivalent pension benefits: Northern Ireland

          1. 17.(1) The provision that may be made by regulations under...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Sex discrimination

      1. Part 1 Great Britain

        1. 1.The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65) is amended as...

        2. 2.In section 7A (gender reassignment: exception for genuine occupational qualification),...

        3. 3.In section 7B (supplementary exceptions relating to gender reassignment), for...

        4. 4.In section 9 (discrimination against contract workers), after subsection (3C)...

        5. 5.In section 11 (partnerships), after subsection (3C) insert—

      2. Part 2 Northern Ireland

        1. 6.The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1042 (N.I....

        2. 7.In Article 10A (gender reassignment: exception for genuine occupational qualification),...

        3. 8.In Article 10B (supplementary exceptions relating to gender reassignment), for...

        4. 9.In Article 12 (discrimination against contract workers), after paragraph (3C)...

        5. 10.In Article 14 (partnerships), after paragraph (3C) insert—