Part 3 INTERPRETING THE STANDARDS

1. (1)

   A body is not required to translate into Welsh any text that it has not produced (“text A”).

2. (2)

   A body will not be treating the Welsh language less favourably if it does not translate text A into Welsh but see sub-paragraph (3).

3. (3)

   A body must use the Welsh version of text A if another person has produced text A in Welsh in accordance with—

   1. (a)

      its Welsh Language Scheme,

   2. (b)

      a duty to comply with standards,

   3. (c)

      Standing Orders of Senedd Cymru,

   4. (ch)

      section 35(1C) of the 2006 Act, or

   5. (d)

      the Senedd Commission’s Official Languages Scheme.

4. (4)

   In this paragraph—

   1. (a)

      “Welsh Language Scheme” means a Welsh language scheme produced in accordance with Part 2 of the Welsh Language Act 1993;

   2. (b)

      “a duty to comply with standards” means a duty to comply with a standard under section 25 of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011;

   3. (c)

      “the 2006 Act” means the Government of Wales Act 2006;

   4. (ch)

      “Standing Orders of Senedd Cymru” means standing orders made under section 31 of the 2006 Act;

   5. (d)

      “the Senedd Commission’s Official Languages Scheme” means the Scheme adopted and published under paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act.

For the purposes of standards 90, 91 and 92 (a body’s intranet), references to treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language include, amongst other matters (and in addition to specific matters referred to in any individual standard), treating the Welsh language no less favourably as regards—

1. (a)

   the visual presentation of the material (for example, in relation to the colour, size, font and format of any text);

2. (b)

   when material is published on the intranet,

but it does not mean that the Welsh language material must appear on the same page as the English language material, or on a page that is likely to open before the corresponding English language version of a page.

Standards 90 to 92 (intranet) do not apply to—

1. (a)

   forms or documents to which a link is provided on the intranet, advertising material on the intranet, or to video and audio clips on the intranet (see standards 81 and 82 for specific provision in relation to documents and standards 106A, 107 and 108 in relation to forms);

2. (b)

   information presented by persons on an interactive page published on a body’s intranet (for example, on a section for comments or on a discussion forum).

For the purposes of standard 106A (recruitment), references to treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language includes, amongst other matters (and in addition to specific matters referred to in any individual standard), treating the Welsh language no less favourably as regards—

1. (a)

   the visual presentation of the material (for example, in relation to the colour or font of any text);

2. (b)

   the size of the material;

3. (c)

   the position and prominence of the material in any public area;

4. (ch)

   when and how material is published, provided or exhibited;

5. (d)

   the publication format of the material.