Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (Prohibition on Submission for Royal Assent) Order 2023 and comes into force on 18th January 2023.

2

This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

3

In this Order, references to “the Bill” are references to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill as passed in its final stage4 in the Scottish Parliament on 22nd December 2022.