Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021

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Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act

2. Section 2(1) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of ‘Gaeltacht area’:

“ ‘Gaeltacht area’ has the same meaning as it has in Part 2 of the Act of 2012;”,

(b) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of ‘head of a public body’:

“ ‘head of a public body’ means the person appointed as the principal officer of the public body or, where no such person has been appointed, the person designated by order of the Government made under section 4A to be the head of the public body for the purposes of this Act;”,

(c) by the insertion of the following definitions:

“ ‘Act of 2012’ means the Gaeltacht Act 2012 ;

‘Advisory Committee’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 18A;

‘establishment day’ shall be construed in accordance with section 18A;

‘Gaeltacht Language Planning Area’ has the same meaning as it has in Part 2 of the Act of 2012;

‘Gaeltacht Service Town’ has the same meaning as it has in Part 2 of the Act of 2012;

‘Irish Language Network’ has the same meaning as it has in Part 2 of the Act of 2012;

‘National Plan’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 18C;

‘official form’ means a form, including an electronic form, used by a public body in connection with the provision of a service by that body;

‘statutory body’ means a body established by or under statute;”.