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Gender Recognition Act 2004 in Scotland

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  18. 4FDeath of civil partner or spouse: issue of full certificate (Scotland) Repealed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  22. 5BApplications by both civil partners Repealed
  23. 5CProtected Scottish civil partnership: applications by both civil partners Repealed
  24. 5DProtected Scottish civil partnership: power to make further provision for issue of full certificate Repealed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