Editing Gender Recognition Act 2004 (section)

{{Short description|UK parliament act}}
{{Redirect|Gender Recognition Act}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox UK legislation
| short_title = Gender Recognition Act 2004
| parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom
| long_title = An Act to make provision for and in connection with change of gender.
| year = 2004
| statute_book_chapter = [[List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 2004|2004]] c. 7
| introduced_by = 
| territorial_extent = England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland
| royal_assent = 1 July 2004
| commencement = 4 April 2005
| repeal_date = 
| amendments = {{ubl|[[Civil Partnership Act 2004]]|[[Constitutional Reform Act 2005]]|[[Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006]]|[[Equality Act 2010]]|[[Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011]]|[[Crime and Courts Act 2013]]|[[Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013]]|[[Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014]]|[[Pensions Act 2014]]|[[Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015]]|[[Children and Social Work Act 2017]]|[[Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020]]|[[Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020]]}}
| related_legislation = 
| repealing_legislation = 
| status = Amended
| original_text = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/7/enacted
| legislation_history = 
| revised_text = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/7
}}
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The '''Gender Recognition Act 2004'''<ref>The citation of this act by this [[short title]] is authorised by [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/7/section/29 section 29] of this act.</ref> is an [[Act of Parliament|act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] that allows adults in the United Kingdom who have [[gender dysphoria]] to change their [[legal sex]]. It came into effect on 4 April 2005.