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- (9) On the plan being approved by the Bòrd or the Scottish Ministers, the authority must—
- (a) publish it in such manner as it thinks fit (having regard to any guidance given by the Bòrd), and
- (b) implement the measures in accordance with the plan.
6Monitoring of implementation
- (1) This section applies where—
- (a) a relevant public authority’s Gaelic language plan has been approved by the Bòrd or the Scottish Ministers under section 5, and
- (b) at least 12 months have elapsed since the date of approval.
- (2) The Bòrd may require the authority to submit to it, by a date no earlier than 3 months after the date of the requirement, a report on the extent to which the authority has implemented the measures set out in the plan.
- (3) The Bòrd may not make a second or subsequent requirement under subsection (2) within 12 months of the date of the previous requirement.
- (4) Where the Bòrd considers that a relevant public authority is failing to implement adequately measures in its Gaelic language plan, it may submit to the Scottish Ministers a report setting out its reasons for that conclusion.
- (5) On receipt of the report, the Scottish Ministers may take either or both of the following steps—
- (a) they may lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament,
- (b) they may direct the authority in question to implement any or all of the measures in its Gaelic language plan by the date specified in the direction.
- (6) Before giving a direction under subsection (5)(b), the Scottish Ministers must—
- (a) consult the authority about the terms of the proposed direction, and
- (b) take account of any representations made by the authority.
7Review of plans
- (1) This section applies where a Gaelic language plan has been approved by the Bòrd or the Scottish Ministers under section 5 (including that section as applied by subsection (3) of this section).
- (2) Where this section applies, the relevant public authority which prepared the plan must, no later than 5 years after the date of approval of the plan—
- (a) review the plan,
- (b) make such amendments (if any) to the plan as the authority considers necessary or expedient, and
- (c) submit it to the Bòrd.
- (3) Sections 3(4) to (6) and 5 apply in relation to the review and amendment of a plan under subsection (2) of this section as they apply in relation to the preparation of a plan pursuant to a notice under section 3(1).
