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(1)An individual who is listed, or whom Ministers are considering whether to list, must give Ministers notice of—
(a)a change in the individual’s name or address,
(b)the issue of a full gender recognition certificate to the individual under section 4 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (c. 7), or
(c)any other change in circumstance of a prescribed type.
(2)A notice under subsection (1) must be given within 1 month of the date of the change or issue of the certificate to which it relates.
(3)An individual who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence.
(4)An individual guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.
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