F1Issue of full certificate after interim certificate: applicant married

4AMarried person with interim certificate: issue of full certificate

(1)

A Gender Recognition Panel must issue a full gender recognition certificate to a person in either of the following cases.

(2)

Case A is where, on an application by the person, the Panel is satisfied that—

(a)

an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to the person;

(b)

the person was a party to a protected marriage at the time when the interim gender recognition certificate was issued;

(c)

the person is a party to a protected marriage; and

(d)

the person's spouse now consents to the marriage continuing after the issue of the full gender recognition certificate.

(3)

Case B is where, on an application by the person, the Panel is satisfied that—

(a)

an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to the person;

(b)

the person was a party to a civil partnership at the time when the interim gender recognition certificate was issued;

(c)

a conversion application has been made within the period of six months beginning with the day on which that certificate was issued;

(d)

the conversion application has resulted in the civil partnership being converted into a marriage;

(e)

the person is a party to that marriage; and

(f)

the person's spouse consents to the marriage continuing after the issue of the full gender recognition certificate.

(4)

If, on an application under subsection (2) or (3), the Panel is not satisfied as mentioned in that subsection, the Panel must reject the application.

(5)

An application under subsection (2) must be made within the period of six months beginning with the day on which the interim gender recognition certificate is issued.

(6)

An application under subsection (3) must be made within the period of six months beginning with the day on which the civil partnership is converted into a marriage.

(7)

An application under subsection (2) or (3) must include a statutory declaration of consent made by the person's spouse.

(8)

An application under subsection (3) must also include—

(a)

evidence of the date on which the conversion application was made, and

(b)

evidence of the conversion of the civil partnership into a marriage.

(9)

If an application is made under this section, the Gender Recognition Panel must give the applicant's spouse—

(a)

notice of the application; and

(b)

if the Panel grants the application, notice of the issue of the full gender recognition certificate.

(10)

In this section “conversion application” means an application for the conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage under regulations under section 9 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

4BApplication under section 4A: death of spouse

(1)

In a case where an application is made under section 4A(2) or (3) and the applicant's spouse dies before the application is determined—

(a)

the application is to be treated as an application, made under section 5(2) in a case where a spouse has died, for a full gender recognition certificate to be issued; and

(b)

that application is to be treated as having been made at the time when the application under section 4A was made.

(2)

The Gender Recognition Panel determining the application must specify the period within which the applicant is to produce the required evidence in support of the new application.

(3)

In this section—

“new application” means the application under section 5(2) which the person is, by virtue of subsection (1), treated as having made;

“required evidence” means the evidence required by section 5(4).

5F2Issue of full certificates where applicant has been married

(1)

A court which—

(a)

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

(b)

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

must, on doing so, issue a full gender recognition certificate to that party and send a copy to the Secretary of State.

(2)

If an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to a person and either—

(a)

the person’s marriage is dissolved or annulled (otherwise than on the ground mentioned in subsection (1)) in proceedings instituted during the period of six months beginning with the day on which it was issued, or

(b)

the person’s spouse dies within that period,

the person may make an application for a full gender recognition certificate at any time within the period specified in subsection (3) (unless the person is again married F3or is a civil partner).

(3)

That period is the period of six months beginning with the day on which the marriage is dissolved or annulled or the death occurs.

(4)

An application under subsection (2) must include evidence of the dissolution or annulment of the marriage and the date on which proceedings for it were instituted, or of the death of the spouse and the date on which it occurred.

(5)

An application under subsection (2) is to be determined by a Gender Recognition Panel.

(6)

The Panel—

(a)

must grant the application if satisfied that the applicant F4is neither married nor a civil partner, and

(b)

otherwise must reject it.

(7)

If the Panel grants the application it must issue a full gender recognition certificate to the applicant.

F55AIssue of full certificates where applicant has been a civil partner

(1)

A court which—

(a)

makes final a nullity order made on the ground that an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to a civil partner, or

(b)

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

must, on doing so, issue a full gender recognition certificate to that civil partner and send a copy to the Secretary of State.

(2)

If an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to a person and either—

(a)

the person’s civil partnership is dissolved or annulled (otherwise than on the ground mentioned in subsection (1)) in proceedings instituted during the period of six months beginning with the day on which it was issued, or

(b)

the person’s civil partner dies within that period,

the person may make an application for a full gender recognition certificate at any time within the period specified in subsection (3) (unless the person is again a civil partner or is married).

(3)

That period is the period of six months beginning with the day on which the civil partnership is dissolved or annulled or the death occurs.

(4)

An application under subsection (2) must include evidence of the dissolution or annulment of the civil partnership and the date on which proceedings for it were instituted, or of the death of the civil partner and the date on which it occurred.

(5)

An application under subsection (2) is to be determined by a Gender Recognition Panel.

(6)

The Panel—

(a)

must grant the application if satisfied that the applicant is neither a civil partner nor married, and

(b)

otherwise must reject it.

(7)

If the Panel grants the application it must issue a full gender recognition certificate to the applicant.