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Gender Recognition Act 2004

2004 c. 7 · Enacted 1 July 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision for and in connection with change of gender.[1st July 2004]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Applications for gender recognition certificate
  2. 1Applications
  3. 2Determination of applications
  4. 3Evidence
  5. 3AAlternative grounds for granting applications
  6. 3BEvidence for granting applications on alternative grounds
  7. 3CAlternative grounds for granting applications: Scotland
  8. 3DEvidence for granting applications on alternative grounds: Scotland
  9. 3EAlternative grounds for granting applications: Scotland (English and Welsh and Northern Ireland residents)
  10. 3FEvidence for granting applications on alternative grounds: Scotland (English and Welsh and Northern Ireland residents)
  11. 4Successful applications
  12. Issue of full certificate after interim certificate: applicant married or a civil partner
  13. 4AMarried person or civil partner with interim certificate: issue of full certificate
  14. 4BApplication under section 4A: death of spouse or civil partner
  15. 4CMarried person or civil partner with interim certificate: issue of full certificate (Scotland)
  16. 4DApplication under section 4C: death of spouse or civil partner
  17. 4EMarried person or civil partner with interim certificate: issue of full certificate on application to the sheriff (Scotland)
  18. 4FDeath of civil partner or spouse: issue of full certificate (Scotland) Repealed
  19. 5Issue of full certificates where applicant has been married
  20. 5AIssue of full certificates where applicant has been a civil partner
  21. Other provision about applications and certificates
  22. 5BApplications by both civil partners Repealed
  23. 5CProtected Scottish civil partnership: applications by both civil partners Repealed
  24. 5DProtected Scottish civil partnership: power to make further provision for issue of full certificate Repealed
  25. 6Errors
  26. 7Applications: supplementary
  27. 8Appeals etc.
  28. Consequences of issue of gender recognition certificate etc.
  29. 9General
  30. 10Registration
  31. 11Marriage
  32. 11AChange in gender of party to marriage
  33. 11BChange in gender of civil partner
  34. 11CContinuity of marriage: Scotland
  35. 11DContinuity of civil partnership: Scotland
  36. 12Parenthood
  37. 13Social security benefits and pensions
  38. 14Discrimination
  39. 15Succession etc.
  40. 16Peerages etc.
  41. 17Trustees and personal representatives
  42. 18Orders where expectations defeated
  43. 19Sport
  44. 20Gender-specific offences
  45. 21Foreign gender change and marriage
  46. Supplementary
  47. 22Prohibition on disclosure of information
  48. 23Power to modify statutory provisions
  49. 24Orders and regulations
  50. 25Interpretation
  51. 26Commencement
  52. 27Applications within two years of commencement
  53. 28Extent
  54. 29Short title
  55. Schedule 1: Gender Recognition Panels
  56. List of persons eligible to sit
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. President
  59. 2Paragraph 2
  60. Tenure of persons appointed to list
  61. 3Paragraph 3
  62. Membership of Panels
  63. 4Paragraph 4
  64. 5Paragraph 5
  65. Procedure
  66. 6Paragraph 6
  67. Staff and facilities
  68. 7Paragraph 7
  69. Money
  70. 8Paragraph 8
  71. 8ADelegation
  72. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992
  73. 9Paragraph 9
  74. Disqualification
  75. 10Paragraph 10
  76. 11Paragraph 11
  77. Schedule 2: Interim certificates: marriage
  78. Part 1: England and Wales
  79. 1Paragraph 1
  80. 2Paragraph 2
  81. 3Paragraph 3
  82. 4Paragraph 4
  83. Part 2: Scotland
  84. 5Paragraph 5
  85. 6Paragraph 6
  86. 7Paragraph 7
  87. Part 3: Northern Ireland
  88. 8Paragraph 8
  89. 9Paragraph 9
  90. 10Paragraph 10
  91. 11Paragraph 11
  92. Schedule 3: Registration
  93. Part 1: England and Wales
  94. Introductory
  95. 1Paragraph 1
  96. Gender Recognition Register
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. Entries in Gender Recognition Register and marking of existing birth register entries
  99. 3Paragraph 3
  100. Indexing of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  101. 4Paragraph 4
  102. Certified copies of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  103. 5Paragraph 5
  104. Short certificates of birth compiled from Gender Recognition Register
  105. 6Paragraph 6
  106. Gender Recognition Register: re-registration
  107. 7Paragraph 7
  108. Correction etc. of Gender Recognition Register
  109. 8Paragraph 8
  110. Revocation of gender recognition certificate etc.
  111. 9Paragraph 9
  112. Evidence
  113. 10Paragraph 10
  114. Regulatory reform
  115. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  116. Registration of marriages and civil partnerships
  117. 11AParagraph 11A
  118. Part 2: Scotland
  119. Introductory
  120. 12Paragraph 12
  121. Gender Recognition Register
  122. 13Paragraph 13
  123. Entries in Gender Recognition Register
  124. 14Paragraph 14
  125. Indexing of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  126. 15Paragraph 15
  127. Extracts of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  128. 16Paragraph 16
  129. Abbreviated extracts of birth compiled from Gender Recognition Register
  130. 17Paragraph 17
  131. Gender Recognition Register: correction, re-registration etc.
  132. 18Paragraph 18
  133. Revocation of gender recognition certificate etc.
  134. 19Paragraph 19
  135. Authentication and admissibility
  136. 20Paragraph 20
  137. 20AParagraph 20A
  138. Part 3: Northern Ireland
  139. Introductory
  140. 21Paragraph 21
  141. Gender Recognition Register
  142. 22Paragraph 22
  143. Entries in Gender Recognition Register and marking of existing birth register entries
  144. 23Paragraph 23
  145. Indexing of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  146. 24Paragraph 24
  147. Certified copies of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  148. 25Paragraph 25
  149. Short certificates of birth compiled from Gender Recognition Register
  150. 26Paragraph 26
  151. Gender Recognition Register: re-registration
  152. 27Paragraph 27
  153. Correction of errors in Gender Recognition Register
  154. 28Paragraph 28
  155. Revocation of gender recognition certificate etc.
  156. 29Paragraph 29
  157. Change of name
  158. 30Paragraph 30
  159. Evidence
  160. 31Paragraph 31
  161. Fees
  162. 32Paragraph 32
  163. Registration of marriages and civil partnerships
  164. 33Paragraph 33
  165. Schedule 4: Effect on marriage
  166. Part 1: England and Wales
  167. Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)
  168. 1Paragraph 1
  169. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  170. 3Paragraph 3
  171. Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
  172. 4Paragraph 4
  173. 5Paragraph 5
  174. 6Paragraph 6
  175. Part 2: Scotland
  176. Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15)
  177. 7Paragraph 7
  178. Part 3: Northern Ireland
  179. Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1984 (N.I. 14))
  180. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  181. Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1045 (N.I. 15))
  182. 9Paragraph 9
  183. 10Paragraph 10
  184. 11Paragraph 11
  185. Schedule 5: Benefits and pensions
  186. Part 1: Introductory
  187. 1Paragraph 1
  188. Part 2: State benefits
  189. Introductory
  190. 2Paragraph 2
  191. Widowed mother’s allowance
  192. 3Paragraph 3
  193. Widow’s pension
  194. 4Paragraph 4
  195. Widowed parent’s allowance
  196. 5Paragraph 5
  197. Long-term incapacity benefit etc.
  198. 6Paragraph 6
  199. Pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014
  200. 6AParagraph 6A
  201. Pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
  202. 6BParagraph 6B
  203. Category A retirement pension
  204. 7Paragraph 7
  205. Category B retirement pension etc.
  206. 8Paragraph 8
  207. Shared additional pension
  208. 9Paragraph 9
  209. Deferment of pensions
  210. 10Paragraph 10
  211. ...
  212. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  213. Graduated retirement benefit: Great Britain
  214. 12Paragraph 12
  215. Graduated retirement benefit: Northern Ireland
  216. 13Paragraph 13
  217. Part 3: Occupational pension schemes
  218. Guaranteed minimum pensions etc.: Great Britain
  219. 14Paragraph 14
  220. Guaranteed minimum pensions etc.: Northern Ireland
  221. 15Paragraph 15
  222. Equivalent pension benefits: Great Britain
  223. 16Paragraph 16
  224. Equivalent pension benefits: Northern Ireland
  225. 17Paragraph 17
  226. Schedule 6: Sex discrimination
  227. Part 1: Great Britain Repealed
  228. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  229. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  230. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  231. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  232. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  233. Part 2: Northern Ireland
  234. 6Paragraph 6
  235. 7Paragraph 7
  236. 8Paragraph 8
  237. 9Paragraph 9
  238. 10Paragraph 10