Transgender UK Law and Legal
Gender Recognition Act 2004

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Gender Recognition Act 2004 2004

In the United Kingdom the law relating to transgender people and their Birth Certificates is covered by the Gender Recognition Act This is available in full from the Adobe Acrobat® .PDF link above

CONTENTS   Applications for gender recognition certificate Section   1 Applications 2 Determination of applications 3 Evidence 4 Successful applications 5 Subsequent issue of full certificates 6 Errors in certificates 7 Applications: supplementary 8 Appeals etc. Consequences of issue of gender recognition certificate etc. 9 General 10 Registration 11 Marriage 12 Parenthood 13 Social security benefits and pensions 14 Discrimination 15 Succession etc. 16 Peerages etc. 17 Trustees and personal representatives 18 Orders where expectations defeated 19 Sport 20 Gender-specific offences 21 Foreign gender change and marriage Supplementary 22 Prohibition on disclosure of information 23 Power to modify statutory provisions 24 Orders and regulations 25 Interpretation 26 Commencement 27 Applications within two years of commencement 28 Extent 29 Short title         Schedule 1 - Gender Recognition Panels     Schedule 2 - Interim certificates: marriage     Part 1 - England and Wales     Part 2 - Scotland     Part 3 - Northern Ireland     Schedule 3 - Registration     Part 1 - England and Wales     Part 2 - Scotland     Part 3 - Northern Ireland     Schedule 4 - Effect on marriage     Part 1 - England and Wales     Part 2 - Scotland     Part 3 - Northern Ireland     Schedule 5 - Benefits and pensions     Part 1 - Introductory     Part 2 - State benefits     Part 3 - Occupational pension schemes     Schedule 6 - Sex discrimination     Part 1 - Great Britain     Part 2 - Northern Ireland

 

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