The Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Transitory Provision) Order 2026

The title of this Order is the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Transitory Provision) Order 2026.

In this Order, “the Act” means the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025.

section 3(1) to (3) (calculating the number of Welsh speakers);

section 4 (reviewing the Welsh language standards);

section 6 (Code to describe Welsh language ability);

section 7 (publishing and reviewing the Code);

section 24 (National Framework for Welsh Language Education and Learning Welsh);

section 25 (National Framework: further provision on the education workforce);

section 26(2)(b) (implementing the National Framework);

section 27 (National Framework: further provision about content, review and amendment);

section 28(1)(a) and (c) to (g), (2) and (3) (consultation and publication of the National Framework);

section 37 (interpretation).

Until section 1 of the Act comes fully into force, references to “the Welsh language strategy” in section 24 of the Act are to be read as if they were references to a draft Welsh language strategy containing the matters set out in section 1(1) of the Act and prepared by the Welsh Ministers for the purpose of consultation.

In this article, “Welsh language strategy” means the strategy on promoting and facilitating the use of Welsh adopted by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 78 of the Government of Wales Act 2006^f1.