It's the first time the UK government has invoked powers to veto legislation passed by the Scottish parliament since it was reconvened in 1999.
, with residents aged 16 and over able to apply to have the sex listed on their birth certificate changed without parental approval or any kind of medical intervention to affirm their gender.The Scotland Act 1998 is the law that created a devolved Scottish parliament and government after a 1997 referendum.
That move prohibits the Scottish parliament's presiding officer from submitting a bill for royal assent, which it needs to become law.The UK government's Scotland minister Alister Jack announced on Monday that after "thorough and careful consideration of all the relevant advice and the policy implications" he had concluded that invoking section 35 was the "necessary and correct course of action".
"The existence of trans women and the very real risk of gender and sex-based violence are both valid concerns, but it's not valid to conflate them in the way parts of the public debate are trying to."Stonewall accused the UK government of choosing "the nuclear option", saying the move "significantly undermines the devolution settlement and will unlock constitutional and diplomatic strife".
But Ms Sturgeon indicated a legal challenge would be mounted against the UK government's decision, saying she would defend the legislation and "stand up for Scotland's parliament."
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