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Enforced by: Welsh Language Commissioner
Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person4 Employer1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 241 duties

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 120 duties

TULRCA 1992 72 duties

Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 54 duties

Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 53 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

3 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Title, commencement, application and interpretation

s.002 Standards specified

s.003 Standards that are specifically applicable

Schedules

5 of 5 shown

s.001 Service delivery standards Regulated

Comply with Welsh language standards for correspondence and phone callsAny Person

s.003 Operational standards Regulated

Promote and facilitate the Welsh language within your workplaceEmployer

s.004 Promotion Standards Regulated

Create and publish a 5-year Welsh language promotion strategyAny Person

s.005 Record Keeping Standards Regulated

Keep records of Welsh language complaints, staffing, and trainingAny Person

s.006 Standards which deal with Supplementary Matters Regulated

Publish and report on Welsh language standards complianceAny Person

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Starting a business in Wales

Comprehensive guide to Wales-specific requirements when starting a business. Covers the key regulatory divergences from England, including business rates, the Welsh language, …

Quick check: Wales-specific requirements

Quick checklist of key Wales-specific differences from England. Check business rates, planning, Welsh language, environmental permits, workplace recycling, and Land Transaction Tax.

Welsh language compliance help

Help with Welsh language requirements for businesses contracting with the public sector in Wales. Covers when Standards apply, what you need to …

3 more guides that reference this instrument

Doing business in Wales: key differences from England Welsh language requirements for public sector contractors Welsh language: what businesses need to know

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.