{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-wales-measure-2011/section-71",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-wales-measure-2011/section-71.json",
  "legislation": "mwa/2011/1",
  "legislation_title": "Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-wales-measure-2011",
  "path": "section/71",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "71",
  "heading": "Investigating failure to comply with standards etc",
  "text": "(1) The Commissioner may investigate whether a person (D) has failed to comply with a relevant requirement.\n(2) In this Part, “relevant requirement” means any of the following—\n(a) a duty to comply with a standard specified by the Welsh Ministers (see section 25);\n(b) a requirement included in a decision notice by virtue of section 79 (requirement to prepare action plan or take steps);\n(c) an action plan (see sections 79 and 80);\n(d) a requirement included in a decision notice by virtue of section 82 (publicising failure to comply).\n(3) If the relevant requirement is a duty to comply with a standard, the Commissioner may undertake an investigation under this section only if he or she suspects that D has failed to comply with the relevant requirement.\n(4) Schedule 10 makes further provision about investigations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 71 in force at 7.7.2015 by S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/1/section/71",
    "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."
}