Gender Recognition Act 2015
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17. (1) A person may appeal a decision of the Minister under section 8 (3)(b) to the court not later than 90 days, or such longer period as a judge of the court may for good and sufficient reason determine, after the date of the notice given under section 8 (5). | ||
(2) Upon an appeal under subsection (1), a judge of the court may make an order— | ||
(a) requiring the Minister to issue the gender recognition certificate under section 8 (3)(a), | ||
(b) requiring the Minister to reconsider the application for a gender recognition certificate, or | ||
(c) affirming the decision of the Minister to refuse to issue the gender recognition certificate. | ||
(3) A person may appeal a decision of the Minister under section 14 (4)(a) to the court not later than 90 days, or such longer period as a judge of the court may for good and sufficient reason determine, after the date of the notice given under section 14 (5). | ||
(4) Upon an appeal under subsection (3), a judge of the court may make an order— | ||
(a) requiring the Minister not to revoke the gender recognition certificate, | ||
(b) requiring the Minister to reconsider the decision to revoke the gender recognition certificate, or | ||
(c) affirming the decision of the Minister to revoke the gender recognition certificate. | ||
(5) A person may appeal a decision of the Minister under section 15 (3)(b) to the court not later than 90 days, or such longer period as a judge of the court may for good and sufficient reason determine, after the date of the notice given under section 15 (5). | ||
(6) Upon an appeal under subsection (5), a judge of the court may make an order— | ||
(a) requiring the Minister to revoke the gender recognition certificate, | ||
(b) requiring the Minister to reconsider the application to revoke the gender recognition certificate, or | ||
(c) affirming the decision of the Minister to refuse to revoke the gender recognition certificate. | ||
(7) A person may appeal a decision of the Minister under section 16 (3)(b) to the court not later than 90 days, or such longer period as a judge of the court may for good and sufficient reason determine, after notice is given under section 16 (5). | ||
(8) Upon an appeal under subsection (7), a judge of the court may make an order— | ||
(a) requiring the Minister to correct the clerical error or error of fact in the gender recognition certificate, | ||
(b) requiring the Minister to reconsider the application to correct the clerical error or error of fact in the gender recognition certificate, or | ||
(c) affirming the decision of the Minister to refuse to correct the clerical error or error of fact in the gender recognition certificate. | ||
(9) The person appealing under subsection (1), (3), (5) or (7) shall give notice in writing to the Minister of the appeal. | ||
(10) The court may make such ancillary orders as it considers necessary in order to give effect to any order it makes under subsection (2), (4), (6) or (8). |