Other provision about applications and certificates

6F1Errors

F2(1)

Where a gender recognition certificate has been issued to a person, the person or the Secretary of State may make an application for—

(a)

an interim gender recognition certificate, on the ground that a full gender recognition certificate has incorrectly been issued instead of an interim certificate;

(b)

a full gender recognition certificate, on the ground that an interim gender recognition certificate has incorrectly been issued instead of a full certificate; or

(c)

a corrected certificate, on the ground that the certificate which has been issued contains an error.

(2)

If the certificate was issued by a court the application is to be determined by the court but in any other case it is to be determined by a Gender Recognition Panel.

(3)

The court or Panel—

F3(a)

must grant the application if satisfied that the ground on which the application is made is correct, and

(b)

otherwise must reject it.

(4)

If the court or Panel grants the application it must issue F4a correct, or a corrected, gender recognition certificate to the applicant.