§ 68 — Amendment of National Registration Act 1965

68. The National Registration Act 1965 is amended —(a)

by deleting the word “gender” in sections 4(2)(a) and 6A(2)(b) and substituting in each case the word “sex”; and

(b)

by deleting subsection (3) of section 6A and substituting the following subsection:“(3) In subsection (1)(b), “permitted character” has the meaning given by section 19(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021.”.

“(3) In subsection (1)(b), “permitted character” has the meaning given by section 19(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021.”.