Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Gender Recognition Register Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 4^th April 2005.

In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 2004 Act” means the Gender Recognition Act 2004;

• “the Adopted Children Register” means the register maintained by the Registrar General under section 11 of the Adoption of Children Act 1926^f1, section 12 of the Adoption of Children Act 1949^f2, section 17 of the Adoption Act 1950^f3, section 20 of the Adoption Act 1958^f4 and section 50 of the Adoption Act 1976^f5;

• “the Air Register Book of Births and Deaths” means the book of certified copies kept by the Registrar General under section 43 of the Civil Aviation Act 1946^f6, section 55 of the Civil Aviation Act 1949^f7 and section 83(5) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982^f8;

• “consular or High Commission records” means certified copies of birth entries sent to the Registrar General under the Registration of Births and Deaths (Consular Officers) Regulations 1930^f9, the Registration of Births and Deaths (Consular Officers) Regulations 1943^f10, the Registration of Births and Deaths (Consular Officers) Regulations 1948^f11, the Registration of Births and Deaths (High Commissioners) Regulations 1964^f12, the Registration of Births and Deaths (Consular Officers) Regulations 1974^f13, the Registration of Overseas Births and Deaths Regulations 1982^f14 or any other consular or High Commission record of a birth entry held by the Registrar General;

• “Her Majesty’s forces records” means the registers held by the Registrar General under any Order in Council under section 1 of and records held under section 3 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957^f15 and any other record of a birth held by the Registrar General which took place outside the United Kingdom among the families of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces and other associated or connected personnel;

• “Hovercraft Records” means records transmitted to the Registrar General pursuant to regulation 5 of the Hovercraft (Births, Deaths and Missing Persons) Regulations 1972^f16;

• “the marine register” means the register of certified copies held by the Registrar General under section 254 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894^f17, section 72 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970^f18 and section 108(8) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995^f19; and

• “Parental Order Register” means the register maintained by the Registrar General under section 50 of the Adoption Act 1976 as modified by the Parental Orders (Human Fertilisation and Embryology) Regulations 1994^f20;