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Section 4A Married person or civil partner with interim certificate: issue of full certificateF1F17

United Kingdom

(1)

A Gender Recognition Panel must issue a full gender recognition certificate to a person F2if subsection (2) applies.

(2)

F3This subsection applies if, on an application by the person, the Panel is satisfied that—

(a)

an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to the person;

(b)

the person was a party to a protected marriage F4or a protected civil partnership at the time when the interim gender recognition certificate was issued;

(c)

the person is a party to a protected marriage F5or a protected civil partnership; and

(d)

the person's spouse F6or civil partner now consents to the marriage F7or civil partnership continuing after the issue of the full gender recognition certificate.

F8(3)

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(4)

If, on an application under subsection (2) F9..., the Panel is not satisfied as mentioned in that subsection, the Panel must reject the application.

(5)

An application under subsection (2) must be made within the period of six months beginning with the day on which the interim gender recognition certificate is issued.

F10(6)

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(7)

An application under subsection (2) F11... must include a statutory declaration of consent made by the person's spouse F12or civil partner.

F13(8)

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(9)

If an application is made under F14subsection (2), the Gender Recognition Panel must give the applicant's spouse F15or civil partner—

(a)

notice of the application; and

(b)

if the Panel grants the application, notice of the issue of the full gender recognition certificate.

F16(10)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 4A, 4B and cross-heading inserted (10.12.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 5 para. 4; S.I. 2014/3169, art. 2

F2

Words in s. 4A(1) substituted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(3) (with reg. 35)

F3

Words in s. 4A(2) substituted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(4)(a) (with reg. 35)

F4

Words in s. 4A(2)(b) inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(4)(b) (with reg. 35)

F5

Words in s. 4A(2)(c) inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(4)(c) (with reg. 35)

F6

Words in s. 4A(2)(d) inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(4)(d)(i) (with reg. 35)

F7

Words in s. 4A(2)(d) inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(4)(d)(ii) (with reg. 35)

F8

S. 4A(3) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(5) (with reg. 35)

F9

Words in s. 4A(4) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(6) (with reg. 35)

F10

S. 4A(6) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(7) (with reg. 35)

F11

Words in s. 4A(7) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(8)(a) (with reg. 35)

F12

Words in s. 4A(7) inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(8)(b) (with reg. 35)

F13

S. 4A(8) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(9) (with reg. 35)

F14

Words in s. 4A(9) substituted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(10)(a) (with reg. 35)

F15

Words in s. 4A(9) inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(10)(b) (with reg. 35)

F16

S. 4A(10) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(11) (with reg. 35)

F17

Words in s. 4A heading inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 28(2) (with reg. 35)

Notes on Issue of full certificate after interim certificate: applicant married or a civil partner

Textual amendments

F2

Words in s. 4A cross-heading inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 27 (with reg. 35)