[F1Issue of full certificate after interim certificate: applicant married [F2or a civil partner]U.K.

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F1Ss. 4A, 4B and cross-heading inserted (10.12.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 5 para. 4; S.I. 2014/3169, art. 2

4AMarried person [F3or civil partner] with interim certificate: issue of full certificateU.K.

(1)A Gender Recognition Panel must issue a full gender recognition certificate to a person [F4if subsection (2) applies].

(2)[F5This subsection applies if], 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 [F6or a protected civil partnership] at the time when the interim gender recognition certificate was issued;

(c)the person is a party to a protected marriage [F7or a protected civil partnership]; and

(d)the person's spouse [F8or civil partner] now consents to the marriage [F9or civil partnership] continuing after the issue of the full gender recognition certificate.

F10(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)If, on an application under subsection (2) F11..., 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.

F12(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(7)An application under subsection (2) F13... must include a statutory declaration of consent made by the person's spouse [F14or civil partner].

F15(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(9)If an application is made under [F16subsection (2)], the Gender Recognition Panel must give the applicant's spouse [F17or civil partner]—

(a)notice of the application; and

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

F18(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Textual Amendments