Part 2Welsh F2... Government

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Amendments (Textual)
F2

Words in Act omitted (17.2.2015) by virtue of Wales Act 2014 (c. 29), s. 4(2)(a) (with s. 4(3))

“Inclusive” approach to exercise of functions

78I1The Welsh language

1

The Welsh Ministers must adopt a strategy (“the Welsh language strategy”) setting out how they propose to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language.

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4

The Welsh Ministers—

a

must keep under review F4... the Welsh language strategy F4..., and

b

may from time to time adopt a new strategy or F5revise it.

5

Before adopting or revising a strategy F6..., the Welsh Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.

6

The Welsh Ministers must publish the Welsh language strategy F9... when they first adopt it and—

a

if they adopt a new strategy F7... they must publish it, and

b

if they revise the Welsh language strategy F10... (rather than adopting a new strategy F7...) they must publish either the revisions or the strategy F7... as revised (as they consider appropriate).

7

If the Welsh Ministers publish a strategy F8..., or revisions, under subsection (6) they must lay a copy of the strategy or scheme, or revisions, before the Assembly.

F118

After each financial year the Welsh Ministers must publish a report of how the proposals set out in the Welsh language strategy were implemented in that financial year and how effective their implementation has been in promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language and must lay a copy of the report before the Assembly.

F19

For each financial year, the Welsh Ministers must publish a plan setting out how they will implement the proposals set out in the Welsh language strategy during that year.

10

The plan must be published as soon as reasonably practicable before the commencement of the financial year to which it relates.