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Wales. Status: Current legislation. The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 is an act of the National Assembly of Wales that established several provisions with regard to Welsh as an official language of Wales. The Act notably established the Welsh Language Commissioner role.
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The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 was passed by the National Assembly for Wales on 7 December 2010, and received royal assent from Her Majesty the Queen on 9 February 2011. The Measure: declares that the Welsh language has official status in Wales; created the Welsh Language Commissioner post.
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This is the original version (as it was originally enacted). 1. Official status of the Welsh language. 2. The Welsh Language Commissioner. 3. The Commissioner’s principal aim. 4. Promoting and facilitating use of Welsh and treating Welsh no less favourably than English.
Date of introduction: 4 March 2010. Date of Royal Approval: 9 February 2011. This Measure is intended to modernise the existing legal framework largely governed by the Welsh Language Act 1993 regarding the use of the Welsh language in the delivery of public services. The Measure: Includes provisions about the official status of the Welsh language;
The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (the Measure) modernised the existing legal framework regarding the use of the Welsh language in the delivery of public services. It includes provision about the official status of the Welsh language and establishes the office of the Welsh Language Commissioner which replaced the Welsh Language Board.
