The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Application and Issue of ID Card and Notification of Changes) Regulations 2009

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Identity Cards Act 2006 (Application and Issue of ID Card and Notification of Changes) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(2) In these Regulations –

“2006 Act” means the Identity Cards Act 2006;

“acquired gender” means the gender different to that which an individual was initially registered as at birth;

“airside pass” means a pass allowing the person to whom it has been issued unaccompanied access to a restricted zone or to part of a restricted zone;

“an appropriate office of the Identity and Passport Service” means an office designated by the Identity and Passport Service as one which handles applications to be entered in the Register and for the issue of an ID card and notifications of changes affecting the accuracy of the Register;

“certificate of naturalisation” means a certificate of naturalisation as a British citizen, issued by the Secretary of State;

“certificate of registration” means a certificate of registration as a British citizen, issued by the Secretary of State;

“EEA national” means a national of an EEA State;

“EEA State” means –

(a)

a Member State other than the United Kingdom;

(b)

Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein; or

(c)

Switzerland;

“gender recognition certificate”, “Gender Recognition Panel” and “chartered psychologist” have the same meanings as in section 25 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004(1);

“Identity and Passport Service” means the Secretary of State acting through the Identity and Passport Service;

“individual who lives in two gender roles” means an individual who has a need to live at least part of their life in a gender other than their gender recorded on their current birth certificate where that need has been corroborated by evidence from a registered medical practitioner or a chartered psychologist practising in the field of gender dysphoria;

“prescribed fee” means such fee, if any, as may be prescribed in an order made under section 35(1)(a) of the 2006 Act;

“relevant airside worker” means a person who holds a valid airside pass or is required to make an application for an airside pass by virtue of their employment or proposed employment; and

“restricted zone” means an area designated by the Secretary of State under section 11A of the Aviation Security Act 1982(2).

(1)

2004 c.7.

(2)

1982 c.36.