Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 54 (C.2)
GENDER RECOGNITION
The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005
Made
11th January 2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 26 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004( 1 ), and having consulted the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005.
2. The Gender Recognition Act 2004 shall come into force on the 4th April 2005 in so far as it is not already in force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Cathy Ashton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Date 11th January 2005