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Gender Recognition Act 2004 in Northern Ireland

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  16. 5BApplications by both civil partners Repealed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. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. 4Paragraph 4
  74. 5Paragraph 5
  75. 6Paragraph 6
  76. 7Paragraph 7
  77. Part 3: Northern Ireland
  78. 8Paragraph 8
  79. 9Paragraph 9
  80. 10Paragraph 10
  81. 11Paragraph 11
  82. Schedule 3: Registration
  83. Introductory
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. Gender Recognition Register
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. Entries in Gender Recognition Register and marking of existing birth register entries
  88. Indexing of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  89. 4Paragraph 4
  90. Certified copies of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  91. 5Paragraph 5
  92. Short certificates of birth compiled from Gender Recognition Register
  93. 6Paragraph 6
  94. Gender Recognition Register: re-registration
  95. 7Paragraph 7
  96. Correction etc. of Gender Recognition Register
  97. 8Paragraph 8
  98. Revocation of gender recognition certificate etc.
  99. Evidence
  100. 10Paragraph 10
  101. Registration of marriages and civil partnerships
  102. Introductory
  103. 12Paragraph 12
  104. Gender Recognition Register
  105. 13Paragraph 13
  106. Entries in Gender Recognition Register
  107. 14Paragraph 14
  108. Indexing of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  109. 15Paragraph 15
  110. Extracts of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  111. 16Paragraph 16
  112. Gender Recognition Register: correction, re-registration etc.
  113. Revocation of gender recognition certificate etc.
  114. Part 3: Northern Ireland
  115. Introductory
  116. 21Paragraph 21
  117. Gender Recognition Register
  118. 22Paragraph 22
  119. Entries in Gender Recognition Register and marking of existing birth register entries
  120. 23Paragraph 23
  121. Indexing of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  122. 24Paragraph 24
  123. Certified copies of entries in Gender Recognition Register
  124. 25Paragraph 25
  125. Short certificates of birth compiled from Gender Recognition Register
  126. 26Paragraph 26
  127. Gender Recognition Register: re-registration
  128. 27Paragraph 27
  129. Correction of errors in Gender Recognition Register
  130. 28Paragraph 28
  131. Revocation of gender recognition certificate etc.
  132. 29Paragraph 29
  133. Change of name
  134. 30Paragraph 30
  135. Evidence
  136. 31Paragraph 31
  137. Fees
  138. 32Paragraph 32
  139. Registration of marriages and civil partnerships
  140. 33Paragraph 33
  141. Schedule 4: Effect on marriage
  142. Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. 3Paragraph 3
  145. Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
  146. 4Paragraph 4
  147. 5Paragraph 5
  148. 6Paragraph 6
  149. Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15)
  150. 7Paragraph 7
  151. Part 3: Northern Ireland
  152. Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1984 (N.I. 14))
  153. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  154. Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1045 (N.I. 15))
  155. 9Paragraph 9
  156. 10Paragraph 10
  157. 11Paragraph 11
  158. Schedule 5: Benefits and pensions
  159. Part 1: Introductory
  160. 1Paragraph 1
  161. Part 2: State benefits
  162. Introductory
  163. 2Paragraph 2
  164. Widowed mother’s allowance
  165. 3Paragraph 3
  166. Widow’s pension
  167. 4Paragraph 4
  168. Widowed parent’s allowance
  169. 5Paragraph 5
  170. Long-term incapacity benefit etc.
  171. 6Paragraph 6
  172. Pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014
  173. 6AParagraph 6A
  174. Pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
  175. 6BParagraph 6B
  176. Category A retirement pension
  177. 7Paragraph 7
  178. Category B retirement pension etc.
  179. 8Paragraph 8
  180. Shared additional pension
  181. 9Paragraph 9
  182. Deferment of pensions
  183. 10Paragraph 10
  184. ...
  185. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  186. 12Paragraph 12
  187. Graduated retirement benefit: Northern Ireland
  188. 13Paragraph 13
  189. Part 3: Occupational pension schemes
  190. 14Paragraph 14
  191. Guaranteed minimum pensions etc.: Northern Ireland
  192. 15Paragraph 15
  193. 16Paragraph 16
  194. Equivalent pension benefits: Northern Ireland
  195. 17Paragraph 17
  196. Schedule 6: Sex discrimination
  197. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  198. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  199. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  200. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  201. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  202. Part 2: Northern Ireland
  203. 6Paragraph 6
  204. 7Paragraph 7
  205. 8Paragraph 8
  206. 9Paragraph 9
  207. 10Paragraph 10