Gender Recognition Bill: HoL Third Reading Amendments

Marshalled list of amendments tabled in the House of Lords on the Third Reading of the Gender Recognition Bill

Tuesday 10th February 2004


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A note has been added to each amendment, in the right-hand margin, indicating the fate of the amendment.  In each case, the description of the amendment’s fate is a link to the point in the debate where the amendment was considered.

Note that the first day of the debate at Report Stage considered only amendments 1-85; the remainder are to be considered when the debate resumes of 5th February.

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Claire McNab, Jan 2004

[top]Index

Clause 3

Filkin

1

2

Before Clause 19

O’Cathain

3

Clause 22

Marlesford

4

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Gender Recognition Bill [HL]


SECOND
MARSHALLED
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
ON THIRD READING

[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]

Amendment
No.

[index]Clause 3

[index]THE LORD FILKIN

1 Page 3, line 1, after “by” insert “an order made by”

Moved, 10th Feb Col 1060

Agreed On Question, 10th Feb Col 1060

2 Page 3, line 7, leave out “impose a requirement” and insert “make an order”

Moved, 10th Feb Col 1060

Agreed On Question, 10th Feb Col 1060

[index]Before Clause 19

[index]THE BARONESS O’CATHAIN

3 Insert the following new Clause—

Moved, 10th Feb Col 1060

Disagreed On Division, 10th Feb Col 1078

   “Religion  
(1)   A body which exists for the purposes of organised religion may, if subsection (2) is satisfied, prohibit or restrict the participation in its religious activities or ceremonies of persons whose gender has become the acquired gender under this Act.  
(2)   This subsection is satisfied if the prohibition is necessary to—  
(a)   comply with the doctrines of the religion, or  
(b)   avoid offending the religious susceptibilities of a significant number of the religion’s followers.  
(3)   “Religion” means any religion, religious belief or similar philosophical belief.  
(4)  This section does not affect—  
(a)   section 19 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65) (ministers of religion etc.), or  
(b)   Article 21 of the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1042 (N.I. 15)) (corresponding provision for Northern Ireland).”  

[index]Clause 22

[index]THE LORD MARLESFORD

4 Leave out Clause 22

Moved, 10th Feb Col 1080

Disagreed On Division, 10th Feb Col 1086