# The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) (Amendment) Order 2011

S.I. 2011/628 · made 3 March 2011

Section 7(2) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (the “Act”) provides that fees are payable for certain applications to a Gender Recognition Panel under the Act. The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/758, amended by S.I. 2007/839, 2008/715, 2008/1879, S.R. (NI) 2008 No 412, and S.I. 2009/489) (the “Fees Order”), prescribes the level of those fees and the circumstances in which no fee is payable. Two levels of fee are prescribed, depending on the income of the applicant. This Order, which comes into force on 6th April 2011 in relation to applications made on or after that date, amends the Fees Order to increase those income thresholds. It raises the income above which a fee of £30 becomes payable from £17,474 to £18,008, and raises the income above which a fee of £140 becomes payable from £26,204 to £27,005.

Made under: Gender Recognition Act 2004

## Introductory text

Gender Recognition
Made 3rd March 2011
Laid before Parliament 7th March 2011
Coming into force 6th April 2011
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 7(2) and 24(1) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Gender Recognition (Application Fees) (Amendment) Order 2011 and comes into force on 6th April 2011.

## 2 Amendments to the Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006

The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006 is amended as follows.

## 3 Amendments to the Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006

In article 2 (application fees), in the first column of the table (relevant income of applicant)—
(1) in the first entry, for “£26,204” substitute “£27,005”, and
(2) for the second entry substitute “Greater than £18,008 but not greater than £27,005”.

## 4 Amendments to the Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006

In article 3 (circumstances in which no fee is payable), in paragraph (a)(ii), for “£17,474” substitute “£18,008”.

## 5 Amendments to the Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006

in article 5 (definition of qualifying benefit), in paragraph (b), for “£17,474” substitute “£18,008”.

## 6 Transitional provision

This Order does not apply in relation to applications made before 6th April 2011.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
McNally
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
3rd March 2011

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 7(2) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (the “Act”) provides that fees are payable for certain applications to a Gender Recognition Panel under the Act. The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/758, amended by S.I. 2007/839, 2008/715, 2008/1879, S.R. (NI) 2008 No 412, and S.I. 2009/489) (the “Fees Order”), prescribes the level of those fees and the circumstances in which no fee is payable. Two levels of fee are prescribed, depending on the income of the applicant. This Order, which comes into force on 6th April 2011 in relation to applications made on or after that date, amends the Fees Order to increase those income thresholds. It raises the income above which a fee of £30 becomes payable from £17,474 to £18,008, and raises the income above which a fee of £140 becomes payable from £26,204 to £27,005.

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