Official Languages Act 2003
Duty of public bodies to publish certain documents in both official languages simultaneously. |
10.—Notwithstanding any other enactment, the following documents made by or under the authority of a public body (other than a body, organisation or group standing prescribed pursuant to regulations for the purposes of clause (b) of paragraph 1(5) of the First Schedule) shall be published by that body in each of the official languages simultaneously: | |
(a) any document setting out public policy proposals; | ||
(b) any annual report; | ||
(c) any audited account or financial statement; | ||
(d) any statement of strategy required to be prepared under section 5 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 ; and | ||
(e) any document of a description or class standing prescribed for the time being, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and such other (if any) Minister of the Government as the Minister considers appropriate having regard to the functions of that other Minister of the Government, and being a document of a description or class that is, in the opinion of the Minister, of major public importance. |