PART 2THE WELSH LANGUAGE COMMISSIONER
General duty
I13The Commissioner's principal aim
1
The principal aim of the Commissioner in exercising his or her functions is to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language.
2
The actions which the Commissioner must undertake in exercising functions in accordance with subsection (1) include (but are not limited to) working towards increasing—
a
the use of the Welsh language in the provision of services, and
b
other opportunities for persons to use the Welsh language.
3
In exercising functions in accordance with subsection (1), the Commissioner must have regard to—
a
the official status which the Welsh language has in Wales,
b
the duties to use Welsh which are (or may be) imposed by law, and the rights which arise from the enforceability of those duties,
c
the principle that, in Wales, the Welsh language should be treated no less favourably than the English language, and
d
the principle that persons in Wales should be able to live their lives through the medium of the Welsh language if they choose to do so.