# The MARD Regulations 2011, Regulation 16: Use of languages

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The documents mentioned in Article 22(1) sent from the United Kingdom must comply with that Article.
(2) Where those documents are sent to the United Kingdom, the second sentence of that Article applies provided that the United Kingdom public authority concerned has agreed with the sending Member State as mentioned in that sentence.
(3) This paragraph applies in relation to documents covered by Article 22(3) where the relevant UK authority is the requested authority or an applicant authority of the United Kingdom is the applicant authority in that Article.
The former authority may impose, and the latter authority must obey, the requirement in that Article.
Either authority may enter the bilateral agreement in that Article.
(4) English is the only official language in cases where the United Kingdom is the requested Member State in Articles 22(1) and 22(3), or is the applicant Member State in Article 22(2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2931/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mard-regulations-2011/regulation-16
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