Current Version
Region | Falkland Islands |
Issue | Right to change legal gender |
Status | Legal, no restrictions |
Start Date | Apr 4, 2005 |
End Date | now |
Description | UK changes of gender are recognised. The Criminal Procedure and Evidence Ordinance 2014 states "the gender of an individual is his or her gender as registered at birth, unless the person possesses a gender recognition certificate issued under section 9 of the UK Gender Recognition Act 2004, in which case the person's gender is the acquired gender." |
Sources | https://www.legislation.gov.fk/view/whole/inforce/2019-07-17/fiord-2014-12 |
Revision History (1)
Revision by JuliaB. under british law
Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
Start Date | 2014 | Apr 4, 2005 |
Note | Currently not possible by the law of the Falkland Islands, although UK changes of gender are recognised. The Criminal Procedure and Evidence Ordinance 2014 states "the gender of an individual is his or her gender as registered at birth, unless the person possesses a gender recognition certificate issued under section 9 of the UK Gender Recognition Act 2004, in which case the person's gender is the acquired gender." | UK changes of gender are recognised. The Criminal Procedure and Evidence Ordinance 2014 states "the gender of an individual is his or her gender as registered at birth, unless the person possesses a gender recognition certificate issued under section 9 of the UK Gender Recognition Act 2004, in which case the person's gender is the acquired gender." |
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