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[] ELIZABETH II
Model Northern
Ireland Assembly
BILL 15.2
BILL
TO
Protect and promote the Ulster Scots language within Northern Ireland.
Definitions
1. The Ulster Scots language is defined for the purposes of this Act as the
regional version of the Scots language spoken in Northern Ireland.
1
c. [] Ulster Scots Protection Act (Northern Ireland) 2017
Bill enforcement
5.(i) The appointment of an Ulster Scots Protection Commissioner is to take
place, to ensure the enforcement of this Act in Northern Ireland as a whole and
the areas of Ards and North Down, Mid and East Antrim, and Antrim and
Newtownabbey.
(ii) The appointment of the Ulster Scots Protection Commissioner si to be the
responsibility of the Executive Office of Northern Ireland.
(iii) Should the role of Ulster Scots Protection Commissioner become vacant,
the Executive Office is obliged to ensure that a replacement is found within two
weeks of the position becoming vacant.