{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sign-language-2026-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2026/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sign-language-2026-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2026/note.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2026/162",
  "legislation_title": "The Sign Language (2026 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sign-language-2026-act-commencement-no-1-order-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into operation on 23rd September 2026 the following provisions of the Sign Language Act (Northern Ireland) 2026—\n(a) section 1 (Official recognition of sign languages);\n(b) section 2 (Promotion of interests by lead department);\n(c) section 4 (Organisations to be listed in regulations);\n(d) section 5 (Department to issue guidance);\n(e) section 6 (Best practice to be in guidance);\n(f) section 7 (Department may make regulations);\n(g) section 8 (Procedure for making regulations);\n(h) section 9 (Department’s manner of engagement);\n(i) section 10 (Department to publish 3-yearly reports);\n(j) section 11 (Accreditation of teachers and interpreters);\n(k) section 12 (Members of the deaf community);\n(l) section 13 (Different forms of sign languages);\n(m) section 14 (Everyday reliance on sign languages.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/162/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:22:40.946615+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}