Textual Amendments
F1Words in Act omitted (17.2.2015) by virtue of Wales Act 2014 (c. 29), s. 4(2)(a) (with s. 4(3))
(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.
F2(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)The Welsh Ministers—
(a)must keep under review F3... the Welsh language strategy F3..., and
(b)may from time to time adopt a new strategy or [F4revise it].
(5)Before adopting or revising a strategy F5..., the Welsh Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.
(6)The Welsh Ministers must publish the Welsh language strategy F6... 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 F8... (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 F9..., or revisions, under subsection (6) they must lay a copy of the strategy or scheme, or revisions, before the Assembly.
[F10(8)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.]
[F11(9)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.]
Textual Amendments
F2S. 78(2)(3) omitted (31.3.2016) by virtue of The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/409), arts. 1(2), 2(a)(i)
F3Words in s. 78(4)(a) omitted (31.3.2016) by virtue of The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/409), arts. 1(2), 2(a)(ii)
F4Words in s. 78(4)(b) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/409), arts. 1(2), 2(a)(iii)
F5Words in s. 78(5) omitted (31.3.2016) by virtue of The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/409), arts. 1(2), 2(a)(iv)
F6Words in s. 78(6) omitted (31.3.2016) by virtue of The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/409), arts. 1(2), 2(a)(v)
F7Words in s. 78(6) omitted (31.3.2016) by virtue of The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/409), arts. 1(2), 2(a)(iv)
F8Words in s. 78(6)(b) omitted (31.3.2016) by virtue of The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/409), arts. 1(2), 2(a)(vi)
F9Words in s. 78(7) omitted (31.3.2016) by virtue of The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/409), arts. 1(2), 2(a)(iv)
F10S. 78(8) substituted (31.3.2016) by The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/409), arts. 1(2), 2(a)(vii)
F11S. 78(9)(10) inserted (5.2.2012) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), ss. 148(2), 156(2); S.I. 2012/223, art. 2(a)
Commencement Information
I1Ss. 1-94, 97-106 in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))