Cap. 540 Art. 8Amendment to the act of birth.

(1) Accessibility to the full act of birth shall be limited solely and exclusively to the person who has attained the age of sixteen (16) years and to whom that act of birth relates or by a court order.

(2) An amendment to the act of birth made in accordance with article 7 may be further amended by the minor when he reaches the age of sixteen (16) years by virtue of the procedure established in article 4:

Provided that without prejudice to the provisions of this sub-article, an amendment to the act of birth made in accordance with this Act shall only be amended further by a Court order: Provided further that any person who had made a request in accordance with article 4(1) before the enactment of the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (Amendment)

Act, 2024 may, by not later than five (5) years from the coming into force of the said Act, make a new request to change the recorded gender to a non-binary gender. In such a case, there shall be made an express reference to this proviso and the preceding note of registration in the declaratory public deed in accordance with article 5.