The Welsh Language Standards (No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/339 (W.)
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Title and coming into force

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Welsh Language Standards (No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7) Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 28 March 2025.

Section 2 Amendment of the Welsh Language Standards (No. 1) Regulations 2015

(1) The Welsh Language Standards (No. 1) Regulations 2015 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(4), in the definition of “body”, after “a corporate joint committee” insert “, Welsh Revenue Authority” .

(3) After regulation 3(2) insert—

(3) The Welsh Ministers authorise the Welsh Language Commissioner to give a compliance notice to the Welsh Revenue Authority requiring it to comply with any of the following standards specified under regulation 2—

(a) 1 to 144;

(b) 147 to 172;

(c) 175 and 176.

Section 3 Amendment of the Welsh Language Standards (No. 2) Regulations 2016

In Schedule 6 to the Welsh Language Standards (No. 2) Regulations 2016 at the appropriate places insert—

Boundary Commission for Wales (“ Comisiwn Ffiniau i Gymru ”)”;

“Future Generations Commissioner for Wales (“ Comisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru ”)”;

“Qualifications Wales (“ Cymwysterau Cymru ”)”;

“Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (“ Ymddiriedolwyr Cronfa Goffa’r Dreftadaeth Genedlaethol ”)

Section 4 Amendment of the Welsh Language Standards (No. 4) Regulations 2016

(1) The Welsh Language Standards (No. 4) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(2)(a), before “the Agricultural Land Tribunal (Wales)” insert “the Adjudication Panel for Wales,” .

(3) In Schedule 6, at the appropriate place insert “Adjudication Panel for Wales (“Panel Dyfarnu Cymru”) ” .

Section 5 Amendment of the Welsh Language Standards (No. 6) Regulations 2017

After regulation 3(4) of the Welsh Language Standards (No. 6) Regulations 2017 insert—

(5) Health Education and Improvement Wales requiring it to comply with standards 90 and 90A specified under regulation 2 and Schedule 1.

Section 6 Amendment of the Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018

(1) In regulation 1(4) of the Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018 —

(a) in the definition of “national health service clinic” for “or a National Health Service Trust” substitute “, a National Health Service Trust or a Special Health Authority” ;

(b) in the definition of “national health service hospital” for “or a National Health Service Trust” substitute “, a National Health Service Trust or a Special Health Authority” ;

(2) In Schedule 6, at the appropriate place insert “Special Health Authorities ( “ Awdurdodau Iechyd Arbennig ” ) ” .