Scottish Languages Act 2025

1. Introduction

2. Crown Application

3. Overview of the Act

4. Commentary on Provisions

   1. Part 1: Gaelic

      1. Chapter 1: Support for the Gaelic language

         1. Section 1: Status of the Gaelic language

         2. Section 2: Functions of Bòrd na Gàidhlig

         3. Section 3: Bòrd na Gàidhlig corporate plan

         4. Section 4: Areas of linguistic significance

         5. Section 5: National Gaelic language strategy

         6. Section 6: Gaelic language standards

         7. Section 7: Functions of relevant public authorities

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

         9. Section 9: Gaelic language plans

         10. Section 10: Financial assistance for the promotion etc. of the Gaelic language

         11. Section 11: Scottish Ministers’ powers relating to research etc.

         12. Section 12: Power to enforce duties of relevant public authorities

         13. Section 13: Interpretation: meaning of relevant public authority

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

      2. Chapter 2: Education

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

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

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

         4. Section 18: Production of school education resources in Gaelic

         5. Section 19: General duty to provide education includes Gaelic education

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

         7. Section 21: Information-sharing about Gaelic education

         8. Section 22: Gaelic education delivery planning

         9. Section 23: Production of material relating to Gaelic education qualifications

         10. Section 24: Duty to support access to Gaelic medium education

         11. Section 25: Duty to establish a catchment area for schools providing Gaelic medium education

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

         13. Section 27: Assessments: power to make different provision for different areas

         14. Section 28: Assessments of requests for Gaelic medium education

         15. Section 29: All-Gaelic schools: viability of establishment

         16. Section 30: Duty to consult and plan on delivery of early learning and childcare

         17. Section 31: Conditions of grants to the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

         18. Section 32: Review of status of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

   2. Part 2: Scots

      1. Chapter 1: Support for the Scots language

         1. Section 33: Status of the Scots language

         2. Section 34: Scots language strategy

         3. Section 35: Reporting on Scots language strategy

         4. Section 36: Effect of Scots language strategy

         5. Section 37: Power for Scottish Ministers to give guidance

         6. Section 38: Financial assistance for the promotion etc. of the Scots language

         7. Section 39: Scottish Ministers’ powers relating to research etc.

      2. Chapter 2: School education

         1. Section 40: Scots language education in schools

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

         3. Section 42: Standards relating to Scots language education

         4. Section 43: Production of school education resources in Scots

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

         6. Section 45: Reporting on Scots language education

         7. Section 46: Interpretation of Chapter 2

   3. Part 3: Final provisions

      1. Section 47: Ancillary provision

      2. Section 48: Commencement

      3. Section 49: Short title

5. Parliamentary History