{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-wales-measure-2011/section-113",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-wales-measure-2011/section-113.json",
  "legislation": "mwa/2011/1",
  "legislation_title": "Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-wales-measure-2011",
  "path": "section/113",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "113",
  "heading": "Interference with freedom to use Welsh",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of this Measure, D is to be taken to interfere with P's freedom to undertake a Welsh communication with R in any of the following cases.\n(2) Case 1 is where D indicates that P or R should not undertake—\n(a) a particular communication in Welsh that is a Welsh communication, or\n(b) a category of communications in Welsh consisting (wholly or partly) of one or more Welsh communications.\n(3) Case 2 is where D indicates that P or R will be subjected to a detriment (by D or any other person) because P or R has undertaken—\n(a) a particular communication in Welsh that is a Welsh communication, or\n(b) a category of communications in Welsh consisting (wholly or partly) of one or more Welsh communications.\n(4) Case 3 is where D, or a person acting at D's instigation, subjects P or R to a detriment because P or R has undertaken—\n(a) a particular communication in Welsh that is a Welsh communication, or\n(b) a category of communications in Welsh consisting (wholly or partly) of one or more Welsh communications.\n(5) But, in a case falling within subsection (2)(b), (3)(b) or (4)(b), D is to be taken to interfere with P's freedom to undertake a Welsh communication only insofar as the category of communications consists of one or more Welsh communications.\n(6) For the purposes of subsection (2), the circumstances in which D is to be taken to indicate that P or R should not undertake a particular communication, or a category of communications, include, but are not limited to, circumstances where—\n(a) D instructs P or R not to undertake the communication or category of communications,\n(b) D indicates that P or R will be subjected to a detriment (by D or any other person) if P or R undertakes the communication or category of communications, or\n(c) D, or a person acting at D's instigation, subjects P or R to a detriment in connection with P or R undertaking the communication or category of communications.\n(7) For the purposes of this section, it is irrelevant—\n(a) whether or not D or any other person has authority to give an indication, and\n(b) whether or not D or any other person has authority to enforce an indication.\n(8) In this section, references to P or R being subjected to a detriment include P or R being intimidated, bullied, harassed or humiliated.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 113 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/969, art. 2(k)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/1/section/113",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:41.555934+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."
}