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Gender Recognition Bill [HL]

 

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.

 
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Gender Recognition Bill [HL]

 

 
 

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

 
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Schedule 1   —   

Gender Recognition Panels

Schedule 2   —   

Interim certificates: marriage

Part 1   —   

England and Wales

Part 2   —   

Scotland

Part 3   —   

Northern Ireland

Schedule 3   —   

Registration

Part 1   —   

England and Wales

Part 2   —   

Scotland

Part 3   —   

Northern Ireland

Schedule 4   —   

Effect on marriage

Part 1   —   

England and Wales

Part 2   —   

Scotland

Part 3   —   

Northern Ireland

Schedule 5   —   

Benefits and pensions

Part 1   —   

Introductory

Part 2   —   

State benefits

Part 3   —   

Occupational pension schemes

Schedule 6   —   

Sex discrimination

Part 1   —   

Great Britain

Part 2   —   

Northern Ireland

 
 

 
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