The Gender Recognition (Marriage and Civil Partnership Registration) (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Revocation of gender recognition certificates etc.

11.—(1) This regulation applies if, after a qualifying Scottish marriage has been registered in the register of marriages or a qualifying Scottish civil partnership has been registered in the civil partnership register (whichever is applicable) in accordance with these Regulations, in relation to a person, a court makes an order under section 8(6) of the 2004 Act(1) revoking the full gender recognition certificate in relation to that person.

(2) Subject to any appeal, the Registrar General must, on being informed by virtue of paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 3 to the 2004 Act, of an order made under section 8(6) of the 2004 Act—

(a) cancel the new register of marriages entry or new civil partnership register entry (whichever is applicable) relating to the person; and

(b) cancel any marking of an entry relating to the person made by virtue of article 3(5) or 4(3) (whichever is applicable) of the Gender Recognition (Marriage and Civil Partnership Registration) (Modification) (Scotland) Order 2016(2).

(1)

Section 8(6) was amended by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c.30), Schedule 5, paragraph 8.

(2)

S.S.I. 2016/67.