PART 5 Gender recognition

Grant of full gender recognition certificate after death of civil partner while section 4A application pending

29.—(1) Section 4B(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

(3) In subsection (1)—

(a) in the words before paragraph (a)—

(i) omit “or (3)”;

(ii) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;

(b) in paragraph (a), after “has died” insert “or under section 5A(2) in a case where a civil partner has died”.

(4) In subsection (3)—

(a) in the definition of “new application”, after “section 5(2)” insert “or (as the case may be) section 5A(2)”;

(b) in the definition of “required evidence”, after “section 5(4)” insert “or (as the case may be) section 5A(4)”.

(1)

Section 4B was inserted by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Schedule 5, paragraph 4.