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Welsh Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 1096 (W.135) (C.35)

WELSH LANGUAGE, WALES

The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Commencement No.5) Order 2012

Made

13 April 2012

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150(5) and 156(2) of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011(1), make the following Order:

Title

1.  The title of this Order is the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Commencement No.5) Order 2012.

Commencement

2.  The following provisions of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 come into force on 17 April 2012—

(a)section 22 except for subsection (2)(b) to (d) and the definition of “standards enforcement investigation” in subsection (9);

(b)section 24; and

(c)section 44.

Leighton Andrews

Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers

13 April 2012

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under sections 150(5) and 156(2) of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011. It commences provisions of the Measure that relate to the disclosure of information obtained by the Welsh Language Commissioner in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions and provisions that relate to consultation with the Advisory Panel to the Commissioner. In addition, the Order commences a definition of the meaning of “compliance notice” for the purposes of those parts of the Measure that relate to Welsh language standards.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Measure have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
section 2(2) (partially)28 June 20112011/1586 (W. 182)
section 2(3) (partially)28 June 20112011/1586 (W. 182)
section 2 (fully)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 31 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
sections 5 and 61 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 7 (partially)1 April 20122012/969z (W.126)
sections 8 to 101 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
sections 12 to 151 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 16 (partially)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
sections 17 to 191 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 23(1) (partially)10 January 20122012/46 (W.10)
section 23(4)10 January 20122012/46 (W.10)
section 23 (fully)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
Part 4, Chapters 2 to 51 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
Part 4, Chapter 81 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
Part 4, Chapter 9 (partially)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
Part 61 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 120(4) (partially)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
sections 134 to 1371 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
sections 138 and 13928 June 20112011/1586 (W.182)
sections 138 and 139 (fully)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 140 (partially)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 141 (partially)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
sections 142 and 1431 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 144 (partially)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 146 (partially)28 June 20112011/1586 (W.182)
section 146 (fully)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
section 1471 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
sections 148 and 1495 February 20122012/223 (W.37)
Schedule 1, paragraphs 3, 7, 8, 13 and 2128 June 20112011/1586 (W.182)
Schedule 1 (fully)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
Schedule 2 (partially)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
Schedule 4, paragraphs 1, 5, 10 and 1110 January 20122012/46 (W.10)
Schedule 4 (fully)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
Schedules 5 to 91 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
Schedule 11 (partially)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)
Schedule 12, paragraphs 1, 2 and 628 June 20112011/1586 (W.182)
Schedule 12 (fully)1 April 20122012/969 (W.126)