Paragraph 4

United Kingdom

(1)

The President must make arrangements for determining the membership of Panels.

(2)

The arrangements must ensure that a Panel determining an application under section 1(1)(a) includes—

(a)

at least one legal member, and

(b)

at least one medical member.

C1(F13)

But a Panel need not include a medical member when determining an application under section 1(1)(a) for a certificate to be granted in accordance with section 3A.

F2(4)

But a Panel need not include a medical member when determining an application under section 1(1)(a) for a certificate to be granted in accordance with section 3C.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 1 para. 4(3) inserted (E.W.S.) (10.12.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 5 para. 20; S.I. 2014/3169, art. 2
F2: Sch. 1 para. 4(4) inserted (S.) (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), s. 36, Sch. 2 para. 18; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, Sch.

Modifications

C1: Sch. 1 para. 4(3) extended to Northern Ireland (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 42(1) (with regs. 6-9)