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Gender Recognition Act 2004 in England

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  16. 5BApplications by both civil partners Repealed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