Gender Recognition Act 2004

25 Interpretation U.K.

In this Act—

• “the acquired gender” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(2),

• “approved country or territory” has the meaning given by section 2(4),

• “the appointed day” means the day appointed by order under section 26,

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• “enactment” includes an enactment contained in an Act of the Scottish Parliament or in any Northern Ireland legislation,

• “ full gender recognition certificate ”and “ interim gender recognition certificate ” mean the certificates issued as such under section 4 [F2 , 5 or 5A] and “gender recognition certificate” means either of those sorts of certificate,

• “gender dysphoria” means the disorder variously referred to as gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder and transsexualism,

• “Gender Recognition Panel” (and “Panel”) is to be construed in accordance with Schedule 1,

• [F3 “protected civil partnership” means a civil partnership under the law of England and Wales;

• “protected marriage” means—

  (a) a marriage under the law of England and Wales, or

  (b) a marriage under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,]

• [F4 “ registered psychologist ” means a person registered in the part of the register maintained under [F5 the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001] which relates to practitioner psychologists; ]

• [F6 “statutory declaration of consent” has the meaning given by section 3(6B)(a),]

• “subordinate legislation” means an Order in Council, an order, rules, regulations, a scheme, a warrant, bye-laws or any other instrument made under an enactment, and

• “UK birth register entry” has the meaning given by section 10(2).

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 25: definition of "chartered psychologist" omitted (1.7.2009) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182) , art. 4(2) , Sch. 5 para. 8(b) (with arts. 9 , 10 ); S.I. 2009/1357 , art. 2(d)

F2 Words in s. 25 substituted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 250(7), 263 ; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 3, Sch. 2

F3 S. 25: definitions of "protected civil partnership" and "protected marriage" inserted (10.12.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 5 para. 14(a); S.I. 2014/3169, art. 2

F4 S. 25: definition of "registered psychologist" inserted (1.7.2009) by The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 4(2), Sch. 5 para. 8(b) (with arts. 9, 10 ); S.I. 2009/1357, art. 2(d)

F5 Words in s. 25 substituted (1.8.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) , ss. 213(8)(d) , 306(4) (with s. 230(6) ); S.I. 2012/1319 , art. 2(4)

F6 S. 25: definition of "statutory declaration of consent" inserted (10.12.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 5 para. 14(b); S.I. 2014/3169 , art. 2