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2002 No. 1441 (W.145)

WELSH LANGUAGE

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2002

  Made 28th May 2002 
  Coming into force 25th June 2002 

Whereas it appears to the National Assembly for Wales that the persons referred to in the Schedule to this Order are persons exercising functions of a public nature;

     Now therefore the National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 6(1) of the Welsh Language Act 1993[1] and now vested in the National Assembly[2], and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Title and commencement
     1. This Order is called the Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2002 and comes into force on 25th June 2002.

Specification of Public Bodies
     2. Persons referred to in the Schedule to this Order are specified for the purposes of Part II of the Welsh Language Act 1993.



Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[3].


D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

28th May 2002



The Schedule

ENGLISH NAME


Sector Skills Development Agency

Financial Services Authority

Strategic Rail Authority

Construction Industry Training Board

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

Children's Commissioner for Wales

General Dental Council

Consumer Council for Postal Services

Gas and Electricity Consumer Council

Care Council for Wales

Health Professions Council

General Medical Council

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Rail Passengers Council

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service for England and Wales

Rail Passengers Committee Wales

Wales Valuation Tribunals established under the Local Government Finance Act 1988


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


Under Part II of the Welsh Language Act 1993 ("the Act") the Welsh Language Board may give notice in writing to any public body to produce a Welsh Language Scheme. Section 6 of the Act lists various public bodies for the purposes of Part II of the Act and provides that the Secretary of State (now the National Assembly) may specify further public bodies for those purposes.

This Order specifies further public bodies for the purposes of Part II of the Act.

Three previous Orders have been made under section 6 of the Act:

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 1996 (1996/1898);

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 1999 (1999/1100); and

The Welsh Language Schemes (Public Bodies) Order 2001 (2001/2550 (W.215)).

Notes:

 [1] 1993 p.38back

[2] The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).back

[3] 1998 c.38.back


Cymraeg (Welsh)


ISBN 0 11090505 9


  Prepared 19 June 2002

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