SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Registration by former spouses one of whom has changed sex

Application of Schedule

1

This Schedule applies if—

a

a court—

i

makes absolute a decree of nullity granted on the ground that an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to a party to the marriage, or

ii

(in Scotland) grants a decree of divorce on that ground,

and, on doing so, issues a full gender recognition certificate (under section 5(1) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (c. 7)) to that party, and

b

the parties wish to register in England or Wales as civil partners of each other without being delayed by the waiting period.