{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gender-recognition-register-regulations-2005/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gender-recognition-register-regulations-2005/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/912",
  "legislation_title": "The Gender Recognition Register Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gender-recognition-register-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC., ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 23rd March 2005\nComing into force 4th April 2005\nThe Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 20(a) of the Registration Service Act 1953, section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993 and section 24(2) of and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1953 c. 37 (1 & 2 Eliz 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1993 c. 38."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2004 c. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is required by the Gender Recognition Act 2004, Schedule 3, paragraph 3(5)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/912/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:01:16.886671+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}