Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 839
Gender Recognition
The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007
Made
13th March 2007
Laid before Parliament
14th March 2007
Coming into force
6th April 2007
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 7(2) and 24(1) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Gender Recognition (Application Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007 and comes into force on 6th April 2007.
Amendments to the Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006
2.The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006( 2 ) is amended as follows.
3. In article 2 (application fees), in the first column of the table (relevant income of applicant)—
(1) in the first entry, for “£23,185” substitute “£24,019”, and
(2) for the second entry substitute “Greater than £16,017 but not greater than £24,019”.
4. In article 3 (circumstances in which no fee is payable), in paragraph (a)(ii), for “£15,460” substitute “£16,017”.
5. In article 5 (definition of qualifying benefit), in paragraph (b), for “£15,460” substitute “£16,017”.
Transitional provision
6. This Order does not apply in relation to applications made before 6th April 2007.
Cathy Ashton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Constitutional Affair
13th March 2007
2004 c.7 ; section 7 was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33) , section 250.