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NOTICES OF AMENDMENTSgiven up to and includingFriday 21st May 2004CONSIDERATION OF BILL
NEW CLAUSESReligion
Mr Edward Leigh
NC1 To move the following Clause:—'(1) If a court's determination of any question arising under this Act might affect the exercise by a religious organisation (itself or its members collectively) of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, it must have particular regard to the importance of that right. (2) In this section "court" includes a tribunal.'.
Application following issue of an interim gender recognition certificate
Hugh Bayley NC2 To move the following Clause:—'(1) The petitioner or respondent for annulment or dissolution of a marriage under section 12(g) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 may apply to the court to order that—
(2) In this section—
(4) This subsection applies if—
(6) Any order made by the court under subsection (1) shall be void if the circumstances set out in subsection (3) cease to apply. (7) An appeal against any order made by the court under subsection (1) shall be heard by the court. (8) An appeal under subsection (7) must show that the circumstances set out in subsection (3) cease to apply. (9) Any person may show cause why an order made by the court under subsection (1) should not be made by reason of material facts not having been brought before the court; and in such a case the court may—
Olympic athletes
Mr Tim Boswell NC3 To move the following Clause:—'Unless and until the International Olympic Committee publishes a policy on participation by transgendered people, athletes resident within the United Kingdom and wishing to compete in the Olympic Games shall be required to inform their National Olympic Committee if a gender recognition certificate has been issued to them under the provisions of this Act.'.
Marriage between transgendered persons
Mr Tim Boswell NC4 To move the following Clause:—'(1) This section shall have effect in connection with marriages between two persons both of whom have subsequently applied for and received an interim gender recognition certificate under section 4(3) of this Act. (2) Both parties to a marriage who have each received an interim gender recognition certificate under subsection (1) may jointly apply to a gender recognition panel for the issue of a full gender recognition certificate to each of them, and in such cases the Gender Recognition Panel may confirm the continuing validity of the marriage between them.'.
Disclosure of purposes of Criminal Records Bureau checks
Mr Tim Boswell NC5 To move the following Clause:—'It shall be a defence against any charge of the disclosure of protected information under section 22 that the information was disclosed by an individual in connection with Criminal Records Bureau checks; and it is an offence for any person who has obtained a gender recognition certificate to fail to disclose in any such application that he or she has obtained a gender recognition certificate.'.
Changing and washing facilities
Mr Andrew Selous NC6 To move the following Clause:—'Nothing in this Act shall prejudice the rights of the management of facilities where there are gender specific changing and washing areas, such as open showers and open sports changing areas, to regulate their procedures as they see fit, providing reasonable provision is made for transsexuals.'.
Successful applications: married couples
Mr Andrew Mitchell NC7 To move the following Clause:—'If an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to a person under section 4(3) an application may be made to the Secretary of State to award a full gender recognition certificate without the provisions of Schedule 2 or section 5 having effect if—
Mr Andrew Selous 7 Page 2, line 16 [Clause 3], leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert—
Mr Andrew Selous 8 Page 2 [Clause 3], leave out lines 24 to 27 and insert—
Mr Andrew Selous 13 Page 3, line 1 [Clause 3], after 'applicant', insert 'or members of the applicant's family'.
Lynne Jones 16 Page 3, line 31 [Clause 5], leave out from '(1)' to end of line 32.
Lynne Jones 17 Page 3, line 34 [Clause 5], leave out 'within that period'.
Lynne Jones 18 Page 3, line 36 [Clause 5], leave out from 'time' to end of line 39.
Mr Tim Boswell 5 Page 3, line 38 [Clause 5], leave out 'six' and insert 'twelve'.
Mr Tim Boswell 6 Page 3, line 39 [Clause 5], at end insert 'provided that the period does not exceed twenty four months since the interim gender recognition certificate was issued.'.
Mr Andrew Selous 14 Page 4, line 37 [Clause 8], at end insert ', however, this will not affect the right of the appellant's family to offer evidence in accordance with section 3(6)(c).'.
Mr David Lammy 3 Page 8, line 42 [Clause 21], at end insert—'(6) Nothing in this section prevents the exercise of any enforceable Community right.'.
Mr Edward Leigh
1 Page 9, line 37 [Clause 22], at end insert—'(ha) the disclosure is made between officials of a voluntary organisation which is also a religious organisation, in connection with its functions, and is necessary to,
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