Scottish Languages Act 2025

Prospective

8Reporting on national Gaelic language strategy, standards and dutiesS
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(1)The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 is modified as follows.

(2)After section 2F (as inserted by section 7(2)) insert—

ReportingS
2GReporting on national Gaelic language strategy

(1)The Bòrd must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each reporting period, prepare and publish a report setting out progress made in the reporting period in respect of the objectives and targets included in the national Gaelic language strategy published under section 2A.

(2)In this section, “reporting period” means—

(a)the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which the national Gaelic language strategy was last published,

(b)each subsequent period of 2 years.

(3)The Bòrd must lay a copy of any report prepared under subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament.

2HReporting on compliance by public authorities with standards and duties

(1)The Bòrd must prepare and publish reports about compliance by relevant public authorities with—

(a)the duty imposed by section 2B(2),

(b)the standards and requirements specified in regulations made under section 2C(1),

(c)the duties imposed by section 2D.

(2)Reports under subsection (1) may (as the Bòrd thinks fit) concern compliance by relevant public authorities generally or by a particular authority.

(3)The Bòrd must lay a copy of any report prepared under subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament..

Commencement Information

I1S. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 48(2)