2011 No. 1630
The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011
Made
Coming into force in accordance with Article 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(4) of the Gender Recognition Act 20041.
In accordance with section 2(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland.
In accordance with section 24(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
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.
Revocation3
The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 20052 is revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
SCHEDULEApproved Countries and Territories
The Australian territories of Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory and the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia,
Austria,
Belgium,
Bulgaria,
the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan and the Yukon Territory,
Croatia,
Republic of Cyprus,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Iceland,
Italy,
Japan,
Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg,
Malta,
the Federal District of Mexico,
Moldova,
Netherlands,
New Zealand,
Norway,
Poland,
Romania,
Russian Federation,
Serbia,
Singapore,
Slovakia,
Slovenia,
South Africa,
South Korea,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Turkey,
Ukraine,
the District of Columbia and all of the States of the United States of America except for Idaho, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas, and
Uruguay.
(This note is not part of the Order)