Welsh Language Act 1993
E297999
The Welsh Language Act 1993 is a UK law that established the principle that the Welsh and English languages should be treated equally in public life in Wales, particularly in the provision of public services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Welsh Language Act 1993 canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2765061 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Welsh Language Act 1993 Context triple: [Welsh, protectedBy, Welsh Language Act 1993]
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A.
Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Wales by creating the National Assembly for Wales and defining its powers and structures.
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B.
Wales Act 2014
The Wales Act 2014 is a UK law that expanded the Welsh devolution settlement by granting the Senedd new tax and borrowing powers and further defining its legislative competence.
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C.
Government of Wales Act 2006
The Government of Wales Act 2006 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed Welsh devolution by enhancing the powers and formal structure of Wales’s devolved government and legislature.
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D.
Wales Act 2017
The Wales Act 2017 is a UK law that significantly expanded and clarified the legislative and fiscal powers of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), moving Wales towards a reserved-powers model of devolution.
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E.
Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005
The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 is a Scottish Parliament law that gives formal recognition to Scottish Gaelic and establishes a framework to promote and support its use in public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Welsh Language Act 1993 Target entity description: The Welsh Language Act 1993 is a UK law that established the principle that the Welsh and English languages should be treated equally in public life in Wales, particularly in the provision of public services.
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A.
Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Wales by creating the National Assembly for Wales and defining its powers and structures.
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B.
Wales Act 2014
The Wales Act 2014 is a UK law that expanded the Welsh devolution settlement by granting the Senedd new tax and borrowing powers and further defining its legislative competence.
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C.
Government of Wales Act 2006
The Government of Wales Act 2006 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed Welsh devolution by enhancing the powers and formal structure of Wales’s devolved government and legislature.
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D.
Wales Act 2017
The Wales Act 2017 is a UK law that significantly expanded and clarified the legislative and fiscal powers of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), moving Wales towards a reserved-powers model of devolution.
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E.
Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005
The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 is a Scottish Parliament law that gives formal recognition to Scottish Gaelic and establishes a framework to promote and support its use in public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote the use of the Welsh language in public life
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secure equal treatment for Welsh and English in public services in Wales ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
courts in Wales
ⓘ
public bodies in Wales ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createsBody | Welsh Language Board ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Conservative government of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
UK Conservative government
|
| establishesPrinciple |
Welsh and English should be treated equally in public business in Wales
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Welsh and English should be treated equally in the administration of justice in Wales ⓘ Welsh and English should be treated equally in the provision of public services in Wales ⓘ |
| hasSection |
provisions on Welsh language schemes
ⓘ
provisions on the Welsh Language Board ⓘ provisions on use of Welsh in legal proceedings ⓘ |
| introducedUnderPrimeMinister | John Major ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfWelsh |
confers official use of Welsh in specified public contexts
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places Welsh on a basis of equality with English in public business in Wales ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to establish the principle that in the conduct of public business and the administration of justice in Wales the English and Welsh languages should be treated on a basis of equality and to make further provision for the Welsh language ⓘ |
| parliament |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| partOf |
Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011
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surface form:
Welsh language law framework
|
| policyArea |
cultural policy in Wales
ⓘ
minority language protection ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageConcerned |
Welsh
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surface form:
Welsh language
|
| providesFor |
establishment of the Welsh Language Board
ⓘ
preparation of Welsh language schemes by public bodies ⓘ |
| region | Wales ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Government of Wales Act 1998
ⓘ
Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 ⓘ Welsh Language Act 1967 ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 ⓘ |
| requires |
public bodies in Wales to prepare Welsh language schemes
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public bodies to specify how they will treat Welsh and English on a basis of equality ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1993-10-21 ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguageConcerned | English language ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Welsh Language Act 1993 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administration of justice
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bilingualism in Wales ⓘ language rights ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
civil law statute
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language legislation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1993 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Welsh Language Act 1993 Description of subject: The Welsh Language Act 1993 is a UK law that established the principle that the Welsh and English languages should be treated equally in public life in Wales, particularly in the provision of public services.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.