Scottish Languages Act 2025

3 Bòrd na Gàidhlig corporate plan

(1) The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 is modified as follows.

(2) In schedule 1 (Bòrd na Gàidhlig), after paragraph 7 insert—

Corporate plan

7A (1) The Bòrd must submit a corporate plan to the Scottish Ministers.

(2) The corporate plan—

(a) must set out—

(i) the main objectives of the Bòrd in exercising its functions under this Act,

(ii) the outcomes by reference to which the achievement of those objectives will be assessed,

(iii) a general description of the main activities which the Bòrd plans to undertake,

(iv) a general description of how those objectives and activities will contribute to the delivery of the national Gaelic language strategy prepared under section 2A,

(b) may include such other material as the Bòrd considers appropriate.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may—

(a) approve the corporate plan,

(b) approve the corporate plan with any modifications they consider appropriate, or

(c) reject the corporate plan.

(4) Where the Scottish Ministers intend to approve the corporate plan with modifications, they must consult the Bòrd before doing so.

(5) Where the Scottish Ministers reject the corporate plan, the Bòrd must, as soon as reasonably practicable, modify the corporate plan and resubmit it to the Scottish Ministers.

(6) As soon as reasonably practicable after it is approved by the Scottish Ministers—

(a) the Bòrd must publish the corporate plan, and

(b) the Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the corporate plan before the Scottish Parliament.

(7) The Bòrd—

(a) may revise the corporate plan at any time, and

(b) must revise the corporate plan when required to do so by the Scottish Ministers.

(8) Sub-paragraphs (1) to (7) apply to a revised corporate plan, and to a modified corporate plan submitted under sub-paragraph (5), as they apply to the first corporate plan.”.