Gender Recognition Act 2004 (c. 7)

Consequences of issue of gender recognition certificate etc. U.K.

[F1 11C Continuity of marriage: Scotland U.K.

(1) This section applies in relation to a protected Scottish marriage if (by virtue of section 4(3C)(a), 4C or 4E) a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a party to the marriage.

(2) The continuity of the protected Scottish marriage is not affected by the issuing of a full gender recognition certificate.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 11C, 11D inserted (E.W) (16.12.2014) by The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3229), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 15(6); and inserted (S.) (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), s. 36, Sch. 2 paras. 10, 11; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, Sch.; and which insertion is extended to N.I. (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 45(2) (with regs. 6-9)