It is “logical,” according to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to examine Scotland’s gender transition statute

Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, said on Friday that it is “absolutely reasonable” for the United Kingdom government to reconsider a gender recognition bill that was just approved in Scotland, putting London on a possible collision course with Edinburgh.

People will be able to alter their gender on official documents more quickly and without the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria according to a controversial piece of legislation that was enacted on Thursday by the autonomous Scottish parliament.

After the efforts of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) to hold an independence referendum were thwarted, the possible move to stop the law from coming into force could ratchet up already tense relations with Scotland’s regional government. This comes after the SNP’s efforts to hold a referendum on independence were thwarted.

Sunak gave interviews to British news channels in which he said, “I believe that many of people have had worries about this new law in Scotland, about the effect it would have on the protection of women and children.”

“As a result, I believe it is quite legitimate for the government of the United Kingdom to take a look at it, determine what the implications are for the protection of women and children throughout the rest of the United Kingdom, and then decide what the right course of action is.”

According to the devolution rules that were in place prior to the founding of the Scottish parliament in 1999, the government in London has the authority to veto proposed legislation if they consider it would be in violation of UK-wide regulations.

But that authority has never been ceded by one British administration to the next, and any effort to do so at this point would very certainly result in Edinburgh taking the matter to court.

Despite the attempts of some Scottish politicians to retain the age requirement at 18, the legislation will enable persons as young as 16 and 17 to alter their gender.

It decreases the amount of time required for an applicant to live in their new gender before it is formally recognised from two years to three months — or six months for those aged 16 to 17 years old.

Opponents of the legislation are concerned that it may pose a risk to females and females of childbearing age, especially in relation to the provision of single-sex facilities.

However, the Scottish government is certain that this will not have any effect on the Equality Act in the United Kingdom, which authorises the exclusion of trans persons from single-sex places such as changing rooms and shelters.

The old method of changing one’s gender was described as “invasive, traumatising, and dehumanising” by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who has been in office for eight years and has faced one of the most significant internal rebellions during her time as leader of Scotland.