Gender Recognition Act 2015
Persons who may apply for a gender recognition certificate | ||
9. (1) This section applies to a person who satisfies the conditions specified in subsection (2) — | ||
(a) who may or may not be ordinarily resident in the State and— | ||
(i) whose birth is registered in the register of births maintained under section 13 of the Act of 2004, proof of which is a document issued under section 61 of that Act in respect of an entry in that register, | ||
(ii) whose adoption is registered in the Adopted Children Register maintained under section 84 of the Adoption Act 2010 , proof of which is a certified copy of an entry issued under subsection (10) of that section of that Act, | ||
(iii) whose birth is recorded in a foreign births entry book or in the foreign births register, both of which are kept under section 27 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 , proof of which is a document purporting to be a copy of an entry in that entry book or register and which is duly authenticated as such, or | ||
(iv) whose adoption is registered in the register of intercountry adoptions maintained under section 90 of the Adoption Act 2010 , proof of which is a document purporting to be a copy of an entry in that register issued under section 91(1) (b) of that Act, | ||
or | ||
(b) who is ordinarily resident in the State, whose birth did not take place in the State and whose birth— | ||
(i) is registered in accordance with a civil system of registration of births in the place where his or her birth occurred, proof of which is a document issued in accordance with that system of registration, or a statutory declaration declaring why it is not feasible to produce the proof and exhibiting other evidence of birth, or | ||
(ii) is not registered because there is no system of civil registration of births in the place where his or her birth occurred, proof of which is a statutory declaration declaring that there is no such system and exhibiting other evidence of birth. | ||
(2) A person to whom this section applies shall satisfy the following conditions: | ||
(a) subject to section 12 , have attained the age of 18 years on the date he or she makes an application for a gender recognition certificate; | ||
(b) not be married or a civil partner; | ||
(c) comply, as the case may be, with section 10 or 11 . |