Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2024 and comes into force 21 days after the date on which it is made.

(2) In this Order—

“ the 2004 Act ” means the Gender Recognition Act 2004;

“ the 2011 Order ” means the Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011( 3 ).

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 2004 Act.

Revocation of the 2011 Order

3. The 2011 Order is revoked.

Saving of the 2011 Order

4. Notwithstanding the revocation of the 2011 Order by article 3, that Order continues to apply to an application under section 1(1)(b) of the 2004 Act made before the date on which this Order comes into force, but not determined before that date.

Article 2

SCHEDULE Approved Countries and Territories

• The Australian Capital Territory, and the states of New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia,

• Belarus,

• Bosnia and Herzegovina,

• China,

• Croatia,

• Cuba,

• Republic of Cyprus,

• Czech Republic,

• Estonia,

• Georgia,

• Germany,

• India,

• Iran,

• Italy,

• Japan,

• Kazakhstan,

• Mongolia,

• Montenegro,

• Namibia,

• Panama,

• Romania,

• Slovakia,

• South Africa,

• South Korea,

• Sri Lanka,

• Sweden,

• Taiwan,

• Turkey,

• Ukraine,

The following states of the United States of America: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.