http://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/1/section/156Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011A Measure of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision about the official status of the Welsh language in Wales; to provide for a Welsh Language Partnership Council; to establish the Office of Welsh Language Commissioner; to provide for an Advisory Panel to the Welsh Language Commissioner; to make provision about promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language and treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language; to make provision about standards relating to the Welsh language (including duties to comply with those standards, and rights arising from the enforceability of those duties); to make provision about investigation of interference with the freedom to use the Welsh language; to establish a Welsh Language Tribunal; to abolish the Welsh Language Board and Welsh language schemes; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-08-02Expert Participation2024-08-01PART 11SUPPLEMENTARY
156Commencement1

The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Measure is approved by Her Majesty in Council—

a

Part 1;

b

this Part.

2

Subject to subsection (1), this Measure comes into force in accordance with provision made by the Welsh Ministers by order.

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