Publication - Advice and guidance

Designating areas of linguistic significance: Statutory guidance

Published: 23 March 2026
From: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Communities and third sector, Economy, +2 more … Education, Public sector
ISBN: 9781806438136

Statutory guidance for local authority and relevant public authorities on the process of designating areas of linguistic significance.

Footnotes

1 This will be referred to as “The 2005 Act”.

2 This will be referred to as “The 2025 Act”.

3 Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 10, Subsection 1.

4 Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 10, Subsection 1.

5 A flowchart of this information can be found in Annex B of this guidance.

6 Which becomes Sections 1B-1D of the Gaelic Language Act (Scotland) Act 2005.

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