Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2001

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2001/2550

2001 No. 2550 (W.215)

WELSH LANGUAGE

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2001

Made 12th July 2001

Coming into force 1st August 2001

Whereas it appears to the National Assembly for Wales that the persons referred to in the Schedule to this Order are persons exercising functions of a public nature;

Now therefore the National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 6(1) of the Welsh Language Act 1993 and now vested in the National Assembly1, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1 August 2001.

S-2 Specification of Public Bodies

Specification of Public Bodies

2. Persons referred to in the Schedule to this Order are specified for the purposes of Part II of the Welsh Language Act 1993.

D. Elis Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

12th July 2001

THE SCHEDULE

ENGLISH NAME

Basic Skills Agency

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

Police Complaints Authority

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

Radio Authority

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

National Lottery Charities Board

Wool Marketing Board

Local Probation Boards in Wales

Legal Services Commission

Commission for Health Improvement

Disability Rights Commission

Broadcasting Standards Commission

National Heritage Memorial Fund

Student Loans Company

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

General Teaching Council for Wales

Film Council

Natural Environment Research Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

New Opportunities Fund

Universities and Colleges Admission Service

Rent Assessment Panel for Wales

Syniad

UFI Ltd.

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under Part II of the Welsh Language Act 1993 (“the Act”) the Welsh Language Board may give notice in writing to any public body to produce a Welsh Language Scheme. Section 6 of the Act lists various public bodies for the purposes of Part II of the Act and provides that the Secretary of State (now the National Assembly) may specify further public bodies for those purposes.

This Order specifies further public bodies for the purposes of Part II of the Act.

Two previous Orders have been made under section 6 of the Act:

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