The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved

2011 No. 1630

Gender Recognition

The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011

Made 4th July 2011

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(4) of the Gender Recognition Act 20041.

In accordance with section 2(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland.

In accordance with section 24(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

S-2 Approved countries and territories

Approved countries and territories

2. The countries and territories set out in the Schedule are each prescribed as an “approved country or territory” for the purposes of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

S-3 Revocation

Revocation

3. The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 20052is revoked.

McNally

Minister of State

Ministry of Justice

4th July 2011

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Approved Countries and Territories

The Australian territories of Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory and the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia,

Austria,

Belgium,

Bulgaria,

the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan and the Yukon Territory,

Croatia,

Republic of Cyprus,

Czech Republic,

Denmark,

Estonia,

Finland,

France,

Germany,

Greece,

Iceland,

Italy,

Japan,

Liechtenstein,

Luxembourg,

Malta,

the Federal District of Mexico,

Moldova,

Netherlands,

New Zealand,

Norway,

Poland,

Romania,

Russian Federation,

Serbia,

Singapore,

Slovakia,

Slovenia,

South Africa,

South Korea,

Spain,

Sweden,

Switzerland,

Turkey,

Ukraine,

the District of Columbia and all of the States of the United States of America except for Idaho, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas, and

Uruguay.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes and re-makes, with amendments, the Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order...

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