Offences made under the Welsh Language Act 1993

8 statutory instruments made under this Act create 91 criminal offences between them.

These are offences created by secondary legislation made under the Act — not the offences in the Act itself. An Act that creates a power to make regulations, and regulations that then create offences, is the ordinary route by which most of the criminal law is made, and it is the route this report follows.

Instruments made under it

• The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025 2025 · 26 offences
• The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 2023 · 25 offences
• The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 2016 · 18 offences
• The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (General Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2013 2013 · 7 offences
• The Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates… 2023 · 5 offences
• The Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023 2023 · 5 offences
• The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004 2004 · 3 offences
• The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Wales) Rules 2021 2021 · 2 offences