Welsh Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 985 (W. 66) (C. 65)
Welsh Language
The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2015
Made 25 March 2015
Coming into force 16:00 on 25th March 2015

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the power conferred upon them by section 156(2) of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011, make the following Order:
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Title and interpretation
1. (1) The title of this Order is the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2015.
(2) In this Order “Measure” means the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011.

Commencement
2. Section 108 of the Measure (enforcement policy document) comes into force at 16:00 on 25 March 2015.
Carwyn Jones
First Minister of Wales
25 March 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made under section 156(2) of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (“the Measure”). Article 2 of this Order brings section 108 of the Measure into force which requires the Welsh Language Commissioner to have an enforcement policy document.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Measure have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
section 2(2) (partially)	28 June 2011	2011/1586 (W. 182)
section 2(3) (partially)	28 June 2011	2011/1586 (W. 182)
section 2 (fully)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 3	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 4	1 June 2012	2012/1423 (W. 176)
sections 5 and 6	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 176)
section 7 (partially)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
sections 8 to 10	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 11	1 June 2012	2012/1423 (W. 176)
sections 12 to 15	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 16 (partially)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
sections 17 to 19	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 22 (partially)	17 April 2012	2012/1096 (W. 135)
section 23(1) (partially)	10 January 2012	2012/46 (W. 10)
section 23(4)	10 January 2012	2012/46 (W. 10)
section 23 (fully)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 24	17 April 2012	2012/1096 (W. 135)
sections 26 to 43	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 44	17 April 2012	2012/1096 (W. 135)
sections 61 to 66	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
sections 67 and 68	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 70	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
sections 111 to 119	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 120 (2) and (3)	7 January 2014	2013/3140 (W. 313)
section 120(4) (partially)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 120(4) (fully)	7 January 2014	2013/3140 (W. 313)
sections 123 to 125	7 January 2014	2013/3140 (W. 313)
sections 127 and 128	7 January 2014	2013/3140 (W. 313)
section 131	7 January 2014	2013/3140 (W. 313)
section 133	7 January 2014	2013/3140 (W. 313)
sections 134 to 137	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
sections 138 and 139 (partially)	28 June 2011	2011/1586 (W. 182)
sections 138 and 139 (fully)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 140 (partially)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 141 (partially)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
sections 142 and 143	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 144 (partially)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
	1 June 2012	2012/1423 (W. 176)
section 146 (partially)	28 June 2011	2011/1586 (W. 182)
section 146 (fully)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
section 147	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
sections 148 and 149	5 February 2012	2012/223 (W. 37)
Schedule 1, paragraphs 3, 7, 8, 13 and 21	28 June 2011	2011/1586 (W. 182)
Schedule 1 (fully)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
Schedule 2 (partially)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
Schedule 4, paragraphs 1, 5, 10 and 11	10 January 2012	2012/46 (W. 10)
Schedule 4 (fully)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
Schedule 5 to 9	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
Schedule 11 (partially)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)
Schedule 11 (fully)	7 January 2014	2013/3140 (W. 313)
Schedule 12, paragraphs 1, 2 and 6	28 June 2011	2011/1586 (W. 182)
Schedule 12 (fully)	1 April 2012	2012/969 (W. 126)