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Act No. 49, 2003 Insertion of section 27A in Act 51 of 1992

4. The following section is hereby inserted in the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992, after section 27: “Alteration of sex description

27A. (1) If the Director-General grants an application or a magistrate issues an order in terms of section 2 of the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, 2003, the Director-General shall alter the sex description on the birth register of the person concerned.

(2) An alteration so recorded shall be dated and after the recording of the said alteration the person concerned shall be entitled to be issued with an amended birth certificate. ”

Short title

5. This Act is called the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, 2003.