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    Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38) (Welsh: Deddf yr Iaith Gymraeg 1993) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which put the Welsh language on...
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    favour of English. The act was superseded by the Welsh Language Act 1993. The Welsh Language Act 1967 allowed the Welsh language to be used in legal proceeding...
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  • the Welsh language (Welsh: hanes yr iaith Gymraeg) spans over 1400 years, encompassing the stages of the language known as Primitive Welsh, Old Welsh, Middle...
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  • The Welsh Language Board (Welsh: Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg) was a statutory body set up by HM Government under the Welsh Language Act 1993. It was an Assembly...
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  • The Welsh Language Society (Welsh: Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, also often abbreviated to Cymdeithas yr Iaith or just Cymdeithas in English) is a direct...
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  • rights for the official use of Welsh that had been removed in the 16th century Welsh Language Act 1993, which put Welsh on an equal footage to English...
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    the Irish language equal status to English in the region, similar to that of the Welsh language in Wales under the Welsh Language Act 1993. The bill includes...
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    UK parliament's legislation for the Welsh Language (the Welsh Language Act 1993) which authorises the use of Welsh in public administration. The bill was...
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    the Welsh Language Act 1967, which repealed section 1 of the Welsh Courts Act 1942. All four sections Act were repealed by the Welsh Language Act 1993 and...
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    prescribed in legislation. The Welsh language is protected by the Welsh Language Act 1993 and the Government of Wales Act 1998, and since 1998 it has been...
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    Welsh (Cymraeg [kəmˈraːiɡ] or y Gymraeg [ə ɡəmˈraːiɡ]) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken...
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    country in its own right." The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 modernised the 1993 Welsh Language Act and gave Welsh an official status in Wales for...
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    The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (Welsh: Mesur y Gymraeg (Cymru) 2011) is an act of the National Assembly for Wales that established several provisions...
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    The teaching of English in Welsh schools was generally supported by the Welsh public and parents who saw it as the language of economic advancement.: 453...
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  • Statistics for Wales, March 2011". ONS. Retrieved 12 December 2012. Welsh Language Act 1993, Office of Public Sector Information, retrieved 3 September 2007...
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    Gaelscoileanna. Irish language outside Ireland Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 Welsh Language Act 1993 Official Languages Act 2003">Section 9: Retrieved...
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    The Welsh language has been protected gradually and most notably by the Welsh Language Act 1967, the Welsh Language Act 1993, and the Welsh Language (Wales)...
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    England; The Laws in Wales Act 1535 imposed English law and the English language upon the Welsh people and allowed Welsh representation in the English...
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    under the Welsh Language Act 1993 the Welsh language has equal status with the English language. The overall result was declared in the Royal Welsh College...
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    Wales (redirect from Welsh Peninsula)
    July 2014. "Laws in Wales Act 1535 (repealed 21.12.1993)". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2014. "Welsh Language Act". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved...
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    The Welsh Language Commissioner (Welsh: Comisiynydd y Gymraeg) is a Welsh Government officer, overseeing an independent advisory body of the same name...
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    the Transport (Wales) Act 2006. The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 modernised the 1993 Welsh Language Act and gave Welsh an official status in Wales...
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    Language Act 1993 the Welsh language has equal status with the English language. Following the results of both referendums the Scotland Act 1998 and the...
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    2006). "The Welsh Language Act 1993: A Measure of Success?". Language Policy. 5 (2): 141–160. doi:10.1007/s10993-006-9000-0. "Irish language and Ulster...
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  • in the later case particularly in relation to the teaching of the Welsh language. State-funded nursery education is typically offered from age three...
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    Welsh Language Act 1993 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which put the Welsh language on an equal footing with the English language in...
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    2019. Huws, Catrin Fflur (1 June 2006). "The Welsh Language Act 1993: A Measure of Success?". Language Policy. 5 (2): 141–160. doi:10.1007/s10993-006-9000-0...
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    attract more non-Welsh speakers to the event, with the official website stating "everyone is welcome at the Eisteddfod, whatever language they speak". The...
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  • called for Welsh students to be taught more Welsh history. This was then blamed on the lack of curriculum direction following the Education Act 1944 and...
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    The Welsh Intermediate Education Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 40) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made various reforms with the intention...
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