Regulation 29 Grant of full gender recognition certificate after death of civil partner while section 4A application pendingI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Section 4B^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In the heading, after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

(3)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

in the words before paragraph (a)—

(i)

omit “or (3)”;

(ii)

after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;

(b)

in paragraph (a), after “has died” insert “or under section 5A(2) in a case where a civil partner has died”.

(4)

In subsection (3)—

(a)

in the definition of “new application”, after “section 5(2)” insert “or (as the case may be) section 5A(2)”;

(b)

in the definition of “required evidence”, after “section 5(4)” insert “or (as the case may be) section 5A(4)”.

Annotations

f1: Section 4B was inserted by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Schedule 5, paragraph 4.