Further provision about applications and certificates 5 8A Order authorising rejection of application for certificate After section 8P of the 2004 Act (inserted by section 8) insert— “Order authorising rejection of application for certificate 8PA Order authorising rejection of application by Registrar General for Scotland (1) A sheriff may, on the application of the Registrar General for Scotland, order 10 the Registrar General to reject an application made under— 1 (a) section 8A(1), 8F(1), 8J(1) or 8K(1) for a gender recognition certificate, on the grounds mentioned in subsection (2), (b) section 8O(1) for a confirmatory gender recognition certificate, on the grounds mentioned in subsection (3). 15 (2) The grounds referred to in subsection (1)(a) are that— (a) the application for the certificate is fraudulent, or (b) the applicant is incapable of— (i) understanding the effect of obtaining the certificate, or (ii) validly making the application. 20 (3) The grounds referred to in subsection (1)(b) are that— (a) the application for the certificate is fraudulent, or (b) the overseas gender recognition to which the application for the certificate relates has ceased to have effect. (4) The sheriff may make an order under subsection (1) on the grounds mentioned 25 in subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a) if satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that the application for the certificate is fraudulent. (5) Where the sheriff makes an order under subsection (1), the sheriff may make such other order as the sheriff considers appropriate in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, the order under subsection (1). 30 (6) Where the sheriff makes an order under subsection (1), the Registrar General may reject the application even if the applicant has not given the Registrar General a notice under section 8B(3). (7) Proceedings under this section— (a) are to be heard in private if— 35 (i) the applicant so requests, or (ii) the application to the sheriff is made on the grounds mentioned in subsection (2)(b) and another person with an interest in the wellbeing of the applicant so requests, (b) may, if the application to the sheriff is made on the grounds mentioned 40 in subsection (2)(b), be heard in private if— (i) the Registrar General so requests, and 14 Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (ii) the sheriff is satisfied that it is in the best...