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50.—(1) In Article 27 of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (corrections and cancellations), after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) Paragraph (4) applies in relation to a marriage solemnised before, on or after 13th January 2020 where, before the marriage is solemnised, a full gender recognition certificate has been issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to either or each of the parties.
(4) The Registrar General, after consulting the parties, may—
(a)modify, or direct a registrar to modify, the recorded status of either or both of the parties in the registration of the marriage, or
(b)direct a registrar to modify the way in which the status of either or both of the parties is to be recorded when registering the marriage,
for the purpose of reducing the risk that the recorded status of the parties in the registration of the marriage will disclose the issue of the gender recognition certificate or either of the certificates.”.
(2) In section 147 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (corrections and cancellations: Northern Ireland), after subsection (2) insert—
“(3) Subsection (4) applies in relation to a civil partnership formed in Northern Ireland before, on or after 13th January 2020 where, before the civil partnership is formed, a full gender recognition certificate has been issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to either or each of the parties.
(4) The Registrar General, after consulting the parties, may—
(a)modify, or direct a registrar to modify, the recorded status of either or both of the parties in the registration of the civil partnership, or
(b)direct a registrar to modify the way in which the status of either or both of the parties is to be recorded when registering the civil partnership,
for the purpose of reducing the risk that the recorded status of the parties in the registration of the civil partnership will disclose the issue of the gender recognition certificate or either of the certificates.”.
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