The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 No. 1182

SCHEDULE 5 Amendments to Acts of Parliament, Acts of the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland legislation

PART 1 Amendments to Acts of Parliament

Amendment of the Gender Recognition Act 2004

8.  In the Gender Recognition Act 2004(1)—

(a) in subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b) of section 3 (evidence), for “chartered psychologist” substitute “registered psychologist”;

(b) in section 25 (interpretation), omit the definition of “chartered psychologist” and insert the following definition at the appropriate place—

““registered psychologist” means a person registered in the part of the register maintained under the Health Professions Order 2001 which relates to practitioner psychologists,”;

(c) in section 27(5) (applications within two years of commencement), in the substituted section 3(1)(b), for “chartered psychologist” substitute “registered psychologist”; and

(d) in paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (gender recognition panels), for “chartered psychologists” substitute “registered psychologists”.

(1)

2004 c.7.