The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2002

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 1441 (W.145)

WELSH LANGUAGE

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2002

Made

28th May 2002

Coming into force

25th June 2002

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(1) and now vested in the National Assembly(2), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Title and commencement

1.  This Order is called the Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2002 and comes into force on 25th June 2002.

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.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(3).

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

28th May 2002

The Schedule ENGLISH NAME

• Sector Skills Development Agency

• Financial Services Authority

• Strategic Rail Authority

• Construction Industry Training Board

• Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

• Children’s Commissioner for Wales

• General Dental Council

• Consumer Council for Postal Services

• Gas and Electricity Consumer Council

• Care Council for Wales

• Health Professions Council

• General Medical Council

• Nursing and Midwifery Council

• Rail Passengers Council

• Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service for England and Wales

• Rail Passengers Committee Wales

• Wales Valuation Tribunals established under the Local Government Finance Act 1988

Explanatory Note

(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.

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

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 1996 (1996/1898);

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 1999 (1999/1100); and

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2001 (2001/2550 (W.215)).

(1)

1993 p.38

(2)

The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).

(3)

1998 c. 38.