Languages of the UK (Amendment) (Repeal) Bill
A Bill to repeal the Languages of the UK (Amendment) Act 2021, to extend the measures of the Languages of the UK Act 2020 to Northern Ireland, to add Northern Ireland Sign Language as an official language, and for connected purposes.| Bill ID | LB8-04 |
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| Author(s) |  The Right Honourable & Reverend Sir Dafydd ap Llywelyn KCTL KOBC, 2nd Earl of Conwy |
| Amended by | N/A |
| First reading | 2022 February 10 |
| Royal assent | TBA |
| Commencement | TBA |
| Affected legislation | N/A |
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Repeal of the Languages of the UK (Amendment) Act 2021
- The Languages of the UK (Amendment) Act 2021 is hereby repealed
2 Amendments and Subsequential Amendments to the Languages of the UK Act 2020
- Part 4, Section 1 is substituted to read: "This act applies to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."
- Insert after Cornish in Part 1, chapter 2: "Northern Ireland Sign Language"
3 Short title, commencement and extent
- This Act may be cited as the Languages of the UK (Amendment)(Repeal) Act 2022
- TThis Act extends to the entire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- This Act comes into force upon receiving royal assent.