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Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020

Modification of section 4

66.Section 4 of the Gender Recognition Act is modified by paragraph 5(4) of schedule 2 so that:

  • the rule that a gender recognition panel can only issue an interim gender recognition certificate to an applicant who is in a civil partnership is abolished,

  • where the conditions for granting a gender recognition certificate are met, the applicant is in a civil partnership, and both partners consent to the civil partnership continuing, the gender recognition panel is required to issue a full gender recognition certificate,

  • if the gender recognition panel issues a full gender recognition certificate in those circumstances, the panel must notify the applicant’s civil partner,

  • where the conditions for granting a gender recognition certificate are met, the applicant is in a civil partnership, and one of the partners does not consent to the partnership continuing, the gender recognition panel is required to issue an interim gender recognition certificate.

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