Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014

31Grounds of divorce: interim gender recognition certificate followed by full certificateS

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(1)Section 1 of the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 (grounds of divorce) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)(b) (issue of interim gender recognition certificate as ground on which decree of divorce may be granted), at the beginning insert “ subject to subsection (3B), ”.

(3)After subsection (3A) (inserted by section 5(2) of this Act) insert—

(3B)Subsection (1)(b)—

(a)does not apply where, under the Gender Recognition Act 2004, the Gender Recognition Panel issue a full gender recognition certificate to the person to whom the interim gender recognition certificate was issued, but

(b)continues to apply despite a full gender recognition certificate being issued to that person by the sheriff under section 4E of that Act..

Commencement Information

I1S. 31 in force at 16.12.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, Sch.