Back Deddf Hunaniaeth ac Iaith (Gogledd Iwerddon) 2022 Welsh Acht Féiniúlachta agus Teanga (Tuaisceart Éireann) 2022 Irish
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about national and cultural identity and language in Northern Ireland. |
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| Citation | 2022 c. 45 |
| Introduced by | Shailesh Vara (Commons) Lord Caine, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | Northern Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 December 2022 |
| Commencement | See section 10 |
Status: Partly in force | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (c. 45) is an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom providing "official recognition of the status of the Irish language" in Northern Ireland, with Ulster Scots being an officially recognised minority language.
The act was first envisioned as an Irish Language Act (Irish: Acht na Gaeilge) of the Northern Ireland Assembly that would give 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.