Provisions coming into force on 13th March 20143

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 13th March 2014—

a

sections 1 to 3;

b

section 4 so far as it is not already in force;

c

section 5;

d

sections 7 and 8;

e

section 10(1) and (2);

f

section 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7);

g

Schedule 1 so far as it is not already in force;

h

paragraphs 2(1), 3 and 4 of Schedule 2, and section 10(3) so far as it relates to those paragraphs;

i

Schedule 3;

j

the following paragraphs of Schedule 4 so far as they are not already in force, and section 11(4) so far as it relates to those paragraphs—

i

paragraphs 1 to 10;

ii

paragraphs 11 to 14 except so far as they relate to a case where a spouse is, or was at the time of her death, a woman by virtue of a full gender recognition certificate having been issued under the Gender Recognition Act 20042 and the marriage subsisted before the time when that certificate was issued;

iii

paragraph 17 except so far as it relates to a relevant gender change case for the purposes of the Equality Act 20103;

iv

paragraph 18 except so far as it relates to a relevant gender change case for the purposes of the Pension Schemes Act 19934;

v

paragraph 19;

vi

paragraphs 20 to 22 except so far as they relate to a relevant gender change case for the purposes of the Pension Schemes Act 1993;

vii

paragraphs 24 to 26; and

viii

paragraph 27(1) and (2); and

k

the following paragraphs of Schedule 7, and section 17(4) so far as it relates to those paragraphs—

i

paragraphs 1 to 20;

ii

paragraphs 22 to 28;

iii

paragraphs 31 to 33; and

iv

paragraphs 35 to 45.