Gender Recognition Bill [HL]
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Constitutional Affairs,
are published separately as Bill 56—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr David Lammy has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Gender Recognition Bill [HL] are compatible with
the Convention rights.
Contents
Applications for gender recognition certificate
1
Applications
2
Determination of applications
3
Evidence
4
Successful applications
5
Subsequent issue of full certificates
6
Errors in certificates
7
Applications: supplementary
8
Appeals etc.
Consequences of issue of gender recognition certificate etc.
9
General
10
Registration
11
Marriage
12
Parenthood
13
Social security benefits and pensions
14
Discrimination
15
Succession etc.
16
Peerages etc.
17
Trustees and personal representatives
18
Orders where expectations defeated
19
Sport
20
Gender-specific offences
21
Foreign gender change and marriage
Supplementary
22
Prohibition on disclosure of information
23
Power to modify statutory provisions
24
Orders and regulations
25
Interpretation
26
Commencement
27
Applications within two years of commencement
28
Extent
29
Short title
iv
Schedule 1 —
Gender Recognition Panels
Schedule 2 —
Interim certificates: marriage
Part 1 —
England and Wales
Part 2 —
Scotland
Part 3 —
Northern Ireland
Schedule 3 —
Schedule 4 —
Effect on marriage
Schedule 5 —
Benefits and pensions
Introductory
State benefits
Occupational pension schemes
Schedule 6 —
Sex discrimination
Great Britain