The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) (Amendment) Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/920
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Gender Recognition (Application Fees) (Amendment) Order 2012 and comes into force on 16th April 2012.

Section 2 Amendments to the Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006

The Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006 is amended as follows—

(a) in article 2 (application fees), in the first column of the table (relevant income of applicant)—

(i) in the first entry for “£27,005” substitute “£28,415”, and

(ii) for the second entry substitute “Greater than £18,948, but not greater than £28,415”;

(b) in article 3 (circumstances in which no fee is payable), in paragraph (a)(ii), for “£18,008” substitute “£18,948”; and

(c) in article 5 (definition of qualifying benefit), in paragraph (b), for “£18,008” substitute “£18,948”.

Section 3 Transitional provision

This Order does not apply in relation to applications made before 16th April 2012.