GREATER Glasgow and Clyde health board and several local authorities are among more than 30 public bodies that must prepare to use Gaelic in their everyday business.
Yesterday, Bord na Gaidhlig, the Gaelic development agency established by Holyrood's Gaelic Language Act last year, issued formal notice under the Act to six public bodies. This requires them to workwith the Bord to prepare and implement Gaelic language plans.
The six to be notified were: the Scottish Executive, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Highland Council, Argyll and Bute Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) and the parliament.
Under the act, Bord na Gaidhlig will notify and support a number of public authorities in Scotland each year to prepare and implement Gaelic language plans.
A further 12 public organisations will receive formal notices next year, and a further 13 in the following year.
Allan Campbell, Bord na Gaidhlig chief executive, said the authorities were chosen for their potential impact on the vitality of Gaelic.
He said: "These plans ref lect the aspirations of the National Plan for Gaelic, and mean Gaelic users can access public services in their own language more often. In time, this should mean there are more opportunities to communicate in Gaelic, more services through the medium, and visible promotion of the language."
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