# Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025, Paragraph 9: Delegation

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) The Learning Welsh Institute may delegate any of its functions to any one or more of—
(a) its committees,
(b) its sub-committees (whether established under paragraph 8(1) or (2)),
(c) its members, or
(d) its members of staff.
(2) A committee of the Learning Welsh Institute may delegate any function exercisable by it to—
(a) a sub-committee of the Learning Welsh Institute (whether established under paragraph 8(1) or (2)),
(b) a member of the Learning Welsh Institute, or
(c) a member of the Learning Welsh Institute’s staff.
(3) A sub-committee (whether established under paragraph 8(1) or (2)) may delegate any function exercisable by it to—
(a) a member of the Learning Welsh Institute, or
(b) a member of the Learning Welsh Institute’s staff.
(4) The Learning Welsh Institute may—
(a) direct a committee or sub-committee that it may not delegate a function specified in the direction;
(b) direct a committee or sub-committee to vary or revoke any delegation specified in the direction;
(c) direct a committee to vary or revoke any direction given by the committee under sub-paragraph (5).
(5) A committee of the Learning Welsh Institute that has delegated a function to a sub-committee may—
(a) direct the sub-committee that it may not delegate the function;
(b) direct the sub-committee to vary or revoke any delegation of that function made by it.
(6) A function is delegated under this paragraph to the extent and on the terms specified by the person making the delegation, but this is subject to any direction under sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).
(7) The delegation of a function under this paragraph does not prevent the Learning Welsh Institute (or the committee or sub-committee, as the case may be) from exercising the function in question.
(8) The delegation of a function under this paragraph does not affect the Learning Welsh Institute’s responsibility for exercising the function in question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/2/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-and-education-wales-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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