Part 1 England and Wales

SCHEDULE 3 Registration

Section 10

Part 1 England and Wales

Introductory

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In this Part—

“the Registrar General†means the Registrar General for England and Wales, and

“the 1953 Act†means the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c 20).

Gender Recognition Register

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(1)     The Registrar General must maintain, in the General Register Office, a register to be called the Gender Recognition Register.

(2)     In this Part “the Gender Recognition Register†means the register maintained under sub-paragraph (1).

(3)     The form in which the Gender Recognition Register is maintained is to be determined by the Registrar General.

(4)     The Gender Recognition Register is not to be open to public inspection or search.

Entries in Gender Recognition Register and marking of existing birth register entries

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(1)     If the Registrar General receives under section 10(1) a copy of a full gender recognition certificate issued to a person, the Registrar General must—

(a)     make an entry in the Gender Recognition Register containing such particulars as may be prescribed in relation to the person's birth and any other prescribed matter,

(b)     secure that the UK birth register entry is marked in such manner as may be

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