http://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/1/section/57Welsh 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 Participation2024-08-01 PART 4 STANDARDSCHAPTER 7RIGHT OF CHALLENGEDetermining an application571This section applies to—aany application under section 54, andbany application under section 55 which the Commissioner does not refuse to accept.2It is for P to show that the requirement for P to comply with the standard, or to comply with it in the particular respect, is unreasonable or disproportionate.3The Commissioner must determine the application as soon as practicable after the application is made.4In determining the application, the Commissioner—amust consult P, andbmay consult any other person the Commissioner considers to have an interest in the outcome of the application.5The Commissioner must notify P of the determination of the application.6If the Commissioner determines that the requirement for P to comply with the standard, or to comply with it in the particular respect, is unreasonable or disproportionate, he or she must do one of the following—arevoke the compliance notice;brevoke the compliance notice and give a new compliance notice;cvary the existing compliance notice.7If the Commissioner gives a new compliance notice or varies the existing compliance notice—asection 45(3) does not apply, andbsections 46(3) and 47 do not apply insofar as the Commissioner and P agree the new compliance notice, or the variation of the existing compliance notice.S. 57 in force at 7.7.2015 by S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(b)
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