
	Where results make sense

Topic: Gender Recognition Act 2004

Related Topics

Grammy Awards of 2004

Canadian federal election, 2004

April 2004

2004 European Parliament elections

2004 in music

June 2004

May 2004

March 2004

January 2004

ROC presidential election, 2004

February 2004

2004 European Football Championship

In the News (Fri 21 Nov 08)

Mitt Romney

Giovanni Trapattoni

Steve Ballmer

James Bond

Ricky Hatton

Mark Begich

Nicole Kidman

Joe Lieberman

Diego Maradona

Cleveland Browns

	UCL Human Resources - Gender Recognition
		The Act will enable transsexual people who have taken decisive steps to live fully and permanently in their acquired gender to apply for legal recognition of that gender.
		Gender Recognition Panels will be established under the Act to determine applications for legal recognition.
		Successful applicants will be issued with a gender recognition certificate and will have the right, from the date of recognition, to marry in their acquired gender and be given birth certificates that recognise the acquired gender.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /hr/equalities/gender_recognition.php (557 words)

	Gender Recognition Act 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1640
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1699
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gender_Recognition_Act_2004 (887 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		The Gender Recognition Bill was introduced to the House of Lords on the 27 November 2003.
		A Sewel motion was passed by the Scottish Parliament to extend the devolved aspects of the Act to Scotland.
		The Act will allow transsexual people who have taken decisive steps to live fully and permanently in their acquired gender to gain legal recognition in that gender.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /content/detail.asp?ReleaseID=121857&NewsAreaID=2 (928 words)

	[No title]
		The Gender Recognition Act 2004 will mean, for the first time, that people who have taken decisive steps to live fully and permanently in their acquired gender are afforded all the rights and responsibilities appropriate to that gender.
		Gender consists of two related aspects: gender identity, which is the person’s internal perception and experience of their gender; and gender role, which is the way that the person lives in society and interacts with others, based on their gender identity.
		Gender dysphoria is a highly personal and complex condition and it requires a lot of confidence in employers and an unequivocal faith in an institution’s commitment to equal opportunities for someone to feel comfortable when transitioning.
	ecu.ac.uk /publications/guidancepublications/transsexualguidance.txt (7805 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 2004 in law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The CLERP Act also contains a number of reforms flowing from the recommendations contained in the report of the HIH Insurance Royal Commission released in April 2003.
		The tenor of this none too subtle appeal to racist sentiment was to incite and encourage acts of terror in various parts of the country.
		Ultimately, the best guarantor of the rule of law is not the state and the branches which comprise it but the recognition by people of its value and their willingness to fight for, and uphold it.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /2004_in_law (2416 words)

	Gender Recognition \| Experian UK
		More information on the issue of Gender Recognition can be found on the DCA website at http://www.dca.gov.uk/constitution/transsex/index.htm and on the website for the Gender Recognition Panel at http://www.grp.gov.uk/.
		The operative section of the Act for credit reference agencies and their clients is section 22 which provides that it is a criminal offence for a person acting in an official capacity to disclose protected information in the course of, or otherwise in connection with, the conduct of business or the supply of professional services.
		Another notable exemption can be found at sub-section (4)(f) where a person acting in an official capacity would not be in breach of the law if he or she were doing so for the purpose of preventing or investigating crime.
	www.experian.co.uk /corporate/compliance/genderrecognition (1237 words)

	Gender
		The Gender Reassignment Regulations 1999 are an amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
		The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA) states that is unlawful for any employer to discriminate against an employee on the grounds of sex, gender reassignment or because they are married or in a civil partnership.
		Following recognition by the gender recognition panel, the person will be afforded all of the rights and responsibilities appropriate to their gender e.g.
	www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk /sitemap/psg_gender (1346 words)

	TN13-2005
		Recognition of the chosen gender will take effect from the day an application is granted by the Gender Recognition Panel ensuring that any future benefits are to be paid in accordance with the gender at the time of payment.
		A change in gender from male to female – female members of the special classes are entitled to retire with benefits from age 55, provided their last 5 years membership is in one of the special class jobs.
		A change in gender from female to male - male members of the special classes are entitled to retire with benefits from age 55, provided their last 5 years membership is in one of the special class jobs, but their benefits will only be based on membership from 17 May 1990.
	www.nhspa.gov.uk /site/Library/Newsletters/TN2005/TN13-2005.htm (2989 words)

	Gender Recognition Panel - Legislation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Gender Recognition Act 2004 – The Act established the Gender Recognition Panel and outlines the criteria for obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate.
		Explanatory Notes to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 – These notes help to detail and clarify the Act and should be read in conjunction with it.
		Civil Partnership Act 2004 – The Act enables same-sex couples to obtain legal recognition of their relationship by forming a civil partnership.
	www.grp.gov.uk /legislation/legislation.htm (317 words)

	Gender Recognition Act 2004
		(1) Where a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a person, the person's gender becomes for all purposes the acquired gender (so that, if the acquired gender is the male gender, the person's sex becomes that of a man and, if it is the female gender, the person's sex becomes that of a woman).
		The fact that a person's gender has become the acquired gender under this Act does not affect the status of the person as the father or mother of a child.
		This Act may be cited as the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
	www.netlawman.co.uk /acts/gender-recognition-act-2004.php (3854 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Key Provisions The Gender Recognition Act provides for those aged 18 or over who wish to be legally recognised as being in the opposite gender to that of their birth — the ‘acquired gender’ - to apply for such recognition to a Gender Recognition Panel.
		Under the Civil Partnership Act 2004 there will be a fast track process whereby a person in that position and his or her former spouse may secure almost immediate registration of a civil partnership if they wish, thus safeguarding the former spouse's legal rights.
		The Act makes different provision for clergy of the Church of England on the one hand and those of the Church in Wales on the other as regards the use of church buildings for the marriage of those who have undergone a legal change of gender.
	www.cofe.anglican.org /info/papers/gra.doc (1877 words)

	HM Revenue & Customs: Gender Recognition
		Acquired Gender: This refers to the gender which a transsexual person presents to the world, it is not the gender that they were registered with at birth.
		From the date of issue the person is recognised in their acquired gender and will benefit from any rights and responsibilities that are associated with that acquired gender.
		Gender Recognition Q and A. Interim Gender Recognition Certificate: A certificate issued by the Gender Recognition Panel that shows a person has met the criteria to be recognised in their acquired gender subject to them annulling their marriage.
	www.hmrc.gov.uk /employers/gender.htm (437 words)

	Gender Recognition Act 2004
		Acts of Parliament printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.
		The text of this Internet version of the Act is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament and has been prepared to reflect the text as it received Royal Assent.
		Braille copies of this Act can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail: customer.service@tso.co.uk.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /ACTS/acts2004/20040007.htm (301 words)

	Acts of Parliament etc / Gender Recognition Act 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Gender Recognition Act 2004 is intended to allow transsexual people who have taken decisive steps to live fully and permanently in their acquired gender to gain legal recognition in that gender.
		The Act is fully in force from 4th April 2005 (see the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005, SI 2005/54).
		Applicants will have to satisfy the "Gender Recognition Panel" that they have or have had gender dysphoria, have lived in the acquired gender for two years prior to the application and that they intend to live permanently in the acquired gender.
	www.emplaw.co.uk /free/4frame/data/20312141.htm (869 words)

	Acas - Gender identity issues
		Transsexual is an adjective used to describe people who have such a powerful sense of discomfort with the gender of their body and subsequent social role – a condition called gender dysphoria - that they undertake the personal, social and medical transition to live in the gender identity of their personal conviction.
		The Gender Recognition Act 2004 which came into force on 4 April 2005 further provides individuals with the right to change their legal gender by means of a Gender Recognition Certificate.
		Access to personal records which indicate a person's previous gender should be restricted to specific staff who have specific requirements and are informed of their legal duty to confidentiality.
	www.acas.org.uk /index.aspx?articleid=1023 (989 words)

	Solicitors Bridge McFarland - Lincoln, Grimsby, Hull, Louth, Market Rasen, Mablethorpe & Skegness \| Law News for ...
		The Act provides a statutory framework to empower and protect vulnerable people who may not be able to make their own decisions.
		Under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 ("the Act"), which came into force on 4 April 2005, individuals who have gender dysphoria, a condition whereby gender identity does not match appearance or anatomy, will be able to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate, if they meet the conditions set down by the Act.
		The new Act provides for civil partners to claim compensation in the same way as a widow or widower if their partner is killed in a fatal accident.
	www.bridgemcfarland.co.uk /privatenews.htm (4841 words)

	Gender Recognition Act 2004
		(3) The form in which the Gender Recognition Register is maintained is to be determined by the Registrar General.
		Where an abbreviated certificate of birth under section 40 of the 1965 Act is compiled from the Gender Recognition Register, the certificate must not disclose that fact.
		Section 41 of the 1965 Act (authentication of extracts etc. and their admissibility as evidence) applies in relation to the Gender Recognition Register as in relation to the registers kept under the provisions of that Act.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /ACTS/acts2004/40007--g.htm (583 words)

	Gender recognition
		The aim of the Act is to give transsexual people legal recognition in their acquired gender, subject to their successful application to the Gender recognition panel.
		An entry in the gender recognition register can only be made for those transsexual people whose births are registered in the United Kingdom.
		Transsexual people will be able to marry in their acquired gender when the change of gender is legally recognised.
	www.southampton.gov.uk /people/lifeevents/gender/gender.asp (173 words)

	Liberal Democrats : Bill
		The opinion of the Chief Medical Officer is strongly that gender dysphoria is a medical condition and treatment is available on the NHS as a consequence.
		But the patient, though living in the opposite gender to that on his or her birth certificate, has no such recognition in law and is therefore faced with huge problems in the most basic of tasks, such as taking out driving insurance.
		For example, where there has been a case of gender dysphoria within a marriage, and both partners wish to remain married, we do not believe the marriage should be automatically dissolved.
	www.libdems.org.uk /parliament/gender-recognition-act-2004.html (319 words)

	Rules of the Court of Session - Chapter 91 - Gender Recognition Act 2004
		"Gender Recognition Panel" is to be constructed in accordance with Schedule 1 to the Act of 2004.
		(2) Where the court quashes a decision by the Gender Recognition Panel to grant an application for a gender recognition certificate under section 1(1) or section 5(2), the Deputy Principal Clerk shall send a certified copy of the interlocutor to the Registrar General for Scotland.
		Part v Recognition and enforcement of Judgements under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or under Council Regulation (E.C.) No 44/2201 of 22nd December 2001
	www.scotcourts.gov.uk /session/rules/chapter91.asp (1141 words)

	Gender Recognition Act 2004
		It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.
		It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Acts of Parliament does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Act which are issued or made available to the public.
		A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the Gender Recognition Act 2004, ISBN 0 10 540704 6.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts2004/20040007.htm (301 words)

	Disability Alliance UK (United Kingdom) - Gender Recognition Act 2004
		The Gender Recognition Act provides transsexual people with legal recognition in their acquired gender.
		Section 13 and schedule 5 of the Act ensure that transsexual people are treated according to their acquired gender with regard to the following survivor's benefits:
		A transsexual person who has been granted a full gender recognition certificate will be entitled to the above state benefits which are appropriate to his or her acquired gender not those payable to his or her birth gender.
	www.disabilityalliance.org /bill5.htm (146 words)

	Registration Service - Gender Recognition Act 2004
		This Act applies throughout the UK and enables transsexual people to apply to a Gender Recognition Panel for a Gender Recognition Certificate.
		The acquired gender of applicants will be recognised in law from the date on which they are granted a full Gender Recognition Certificate by the panel.
		The holder of a Gender Recognition Certificate can enjoy all the rights appropriate to a person of his or her acquired gender.
	www.hants.gov.uk /regulatory/registration/gender.html (125 words)

	Further Education - Sex/gender Equality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Gender Recognition Act allows transsexual people to gain legal recognition in their acquired gender.
		The Act enables transsexuals, over the age of 18, to gain legal recognition in their acquired gender thus allowing them to marry and to be given birth certificates that recognise the acquired gender.
		The Gender Duty will aim to ensure that public bodies’ policies and services are sensitive to the different needs of women and men; public bodies act fairly as employers towards women and men; and, in both they work to tackle inequalities and deliver fair outcomes.
	www.dfes.gov.uk /furthereducation/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.view&CategoryID=28&ContentID=11 (329 words)

	Gender Recognition Panel - Homepage
		The Gender Recognition Panel assesses applications from transsexual people for legal recognition of the gender in which they now live.
		The Panel was set up under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and ensures that transsexual people can enjoy the rights and responsibilities appropriate to their acquired gender.
		If a person is successful in their application to the Panel, they will be issued with a full Gender Recognition Certificate and that person's gender will become for all purposes their acquired gender.
	www.grp.gov.uk (188 words)

	General Register Office for Scotland - Registration - Gender recognition
		A person who is granted a Gender Recognition Certificate and whose birth was registered in the UK is also able to obtain a new birth certificate showing his or her recognised legal gender.
		This enables the transsexual person to apply to the Registrar General for Scotland for a new birth certificate showing the new name(s) and the acquired gender. The format of the new birth certificate would match that of the original birth certificate, other than it would show the new name(s) and the acquired gender.
		If you would wish to apply to the Gender Recognition Panel you will be able to obtain contact details on their website.
	www.gro-scotland.gov.uk /regscot/gender-recognition.html (326 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)