Updated to 14 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 481 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Gender Recognition Act 2015
No. 25 of 2015
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-8 | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 9(1) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 9(2)(a) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 9(2)(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 9(2)(c) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 10(1)(a)-(e) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 10(1)(f)(i) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 10(1)(f)(ii)-(iv) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 10(2) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(1) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(2)(a)(i) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| s. 11(2)(a)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 11(2)(a)(iii) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(2)(b) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(3) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Ss. 12-14 | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 15(1)-(7) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 15(8)(a), (b) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 15(8)(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 15(8)(d)(i) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 15(8)(d)(ii)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 15(8)(d)(ii)(II)-(IV) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 15(9)-(11) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Ss. 16, 17 | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 18(1), (2) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 18(3) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 18(4)-(7) | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 18(8) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Ss. 19-38 | 4 September 2015 | Gender Recognition Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 369 of 2015), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 2 amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 6, schedule 2, ref. 8 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 24(a) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 9(2)(b) deleted | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 24(b) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 10(1)(f)(i) deleted | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 24(c) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(2)(a)(ii) deleted | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 24(d) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 15(8)(b) amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 24(e)(i) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 15(8)(c) deleted | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 24(e)(ii) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 15(8)(d)(ii)(I) | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 24(e)(iii) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 18(3) deleted | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 24(f)(i) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 18(8) deleted | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 24(f)(ii) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 3 | Gender Recognition (Forms of Application) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 373 of 2015) |
| S. 8 | Gender Recognition (Forms of Application) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 373 of 2015) |
| S. 15 | Gender Recognition (Forms of Application) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 373 of 2015) |
| S. 16 | Gender Recognition (Forms of Application) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 373 of 2015) |