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====''Gender Recognition Act 2004''====
====''Gender Recognition Act 2004''====
The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/7/pdfs/ukpga_20040007_en.pdf Gender Recognition Act 2004] came into effect on the 4th April 2005. Subject to an individuals successful application to the [http://www.justice.gov.uk/tribunals/gender-recognition-panel Gender Recognition Panel], the panel can issue a Gender Recognition Certficate and notify the Registrar General which will establish an entry in the Gender Recognition Register. The Gender Recognition Act 2004 states that in order to qualify for a Gender Recognition Certificate one must be diagnosed by two health professionals with [http://nonbinary.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria Gender Dysphoria], and that one must be living in the 'acquired gender' and intend to live in said gender for the rest of their lives.
The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/7/pdfs/ukpga_20040007_en.pdf Gender Recognition Act 2004] came into effect on the 4th April 2005. Subject to an individuals successful application to the [http://www.justice.gov.uk/tribunals/gender-recognition-panel Gender Recognition Panel], the panel can issue a Gender Recognition Certficate and notify the Registrar General which will establish an entry in the Gender Recognition Register. The Gender Recognition Act 2004 states that in order to qualify for a Gender Recognition Certificate one must be diagnosed by two health professionals with [[Gender Dysphoria]], and that one must be living in the 'acquired gender' and intend to live in said gender for the rest of their lives.
The Act is designed for changing legal gender from 'male' to 'female', and visa versa.
The Act is designed for changing legal gender from 'male' to 'female', and visa versa.


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