Scottish Languages Act 2025

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Gaelic

   1. Chapter 1 Support for the Gaelic language

      1. Status of the Gaelic language

         1. 1. Status of the Gaelic language

      2. Bòrd na Gàidhlig

         1. 2. Functions of Bòrd na Gàidhlig

         2. 3. Bòrd na Gàidhlig corporate plan

      3. Areas of linguistic significance

         1. 4. Areas of linguistic significance

      4. National Gaelic language strategy and standards

         1. 5. National Gaelic language strategy

         2. 6. Gaelic language standards

      5. Functions of relevant public authorities

         1. 7. Functions of relevant public authorities

      6. Reporting

         1. 8. Reporting on national Gaelic language strategy, standards and duties

      7. Gaelic language plans

         1. 9. Gaelic language plans

      8. Financial assistance for the promotion etc. of the Gaelic language

         1. 10. Financial assistance for the promotion etc. of the Gaelic language

      9. Scottish Ministers’ powers relating to research etc.

         1. 11. Scottish Ministers’ powers relating to research etc.

      10. Enforcement of duties

          1. 12. Power to enforce duties of relevant public authorities

      11. Interpretation

          1. 13. Interpretation: meaning of relevant public authority

      12. Land rights and responsibilities statement

          1. 14. Land rights and responsibilities statement: regard to be had to supporting Gaelic

   2. Chapter 2 Education

      1. Functions of Scottish Ministers

         1. 15. Duty of Scottish Ministers to promote Gaelic education

         2. 16. Power for Scottish Ministers to set standards relating to Gaelic education

         3. 17. Guidance to public authorities relating to Gaelic education

         4. 18. Production of school education resources in Gaelic

      2. General duties of education authorities relating to Gaelic education

         1. 19. General duty to provide education includes Gaelic education

         2. 20. Duty to promote Gaelic education in exercising functions under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980

         3. 21. Information-sharing about Gaelic education

      3. Gaelic education delivery planning

         1. 22. Gaelic education delivery planning

      4. Gaelic education qualifications

         1. 23. Production of material relating to Gaelic education qualifications

      5. Access to Gaelic education

         1. 24. Duty to support access to Gaelic medium education

         2. 25. Duty to establish a catchment area for schools providing Gaelic medium education

         3. 26. Transport to Gaelic medium education: application of Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010

      6. Assessments: Gaelic medium primary education

         1. 27. Assessments: power to make different provision for different areas

         2. 28. Assessments of requests for Gaelic medium education

      7. All-Gaelic schools: viability of establishment

         1. 29. All-Gaelic schools: viability of establishment

      8. Early learning and childcare

         1. 30. Duty to consult and plan on delivery of early learning and childcare

      9. Further and higher education

         1. 31. Conditions of grants to the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

         2. 32. Review of status of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

3. Part 2 Scots

   1. Chapter 1 Support for the Scots language

      1. Status of the Scots language

         1. 33. Status of the Scots language

      2. Scots language strategy

         1. 34. Scots language strategy

         2. 35. Reporting on Scots language strategy

         3. 36. Effect of Scots language strategy

      3. Power for Scottish Ministers to give guidance

         1. 37. Power for Scottish Ministers to give guidance

      4. Financial assistance for the promotion etc. of the Scots language

         1. 38. Financial assistance for the promotion etc. of the Scots language

      5. Scottish Ministers’ powers relating to research etc.

         1. 39. Scottish Ministers’ powers relating to research etc.

   2. Chapter 2 School education

      1. 40. Scots language education in schools

      2. 41. Guidance to education authorities relating to Scots language education

      3. 42. Standards relating to Scots language education

      4. 43. Production of school education resources in Scots

      5. 44. Review of adequacy of school education resources in Scots

      6. 45. Reporting on Scots language education

      7. 46. Interpretation of Chapter 2

4. Part 3 Final provisions

   1. 47. Ancillary provision

   2. 48. Commencement

   3. 49. Short title