http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/38/introduction/2007-04-01Welsh Language Act 1993 An Act to establish a Board having the function of promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language, to provide for the preparation by public bodies of schemes giving effect to the principle that in the conduct of public business and the administration of justice in Wales the English and Welsh languages should be treated on a basis of equality, to make further provision relating to the Welsh language, to repeal certain spent enactments relating to Wales, and for connected purposes.1993-10-21texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-08-222007-04-01 Welsh Language Act 19931993 c. 38 An Act to establish a Board having the function of promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language, to provide for the preparation by public bodies of schemes giving effect to the principle that in the conduct of public business and the administration of justice in Wales the English and Welsh languages should be treated on a basis of equality, to make further provision relating to the Welsh language, to repeal certain spent enactments relating to Wales, and for connected purposes.[21st October 1993]Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—Act wholly in force; Act partly in force at 21.12.1993 see s.36; Act in force for specified purposes at 25.1.1994 and 1.2.1994 by S.I. 1994/115, art. 2Act: functions of the Minister of the Crown (subject to art. 2(b)-(f)) of the amending S.I.) transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1Act modified (30.5.2007) by The National Assembly for Wales Commission (Crown Status) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1353), art. 6(1)
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