At 13:48 27/11/02 -0500, Tom Parmenter wrote:
According to this source, Great Britain is in the first group and the US is in the second group. Another source, somewhat older, says GB only gives unofficial status to English.
I am not a lawyer, but the best information I have is that there is no concept of an "official language" in English or Scottish law. The Welsh Language Act affirms a general principle that "the English and Welsh languages should be treated on a basis of equality" in public business in Wales, but doesn't use the term "official language".
The procedure for giving Royal Assent to bills and passing them into law involves a proclamation in Norman French, so maybe that's our official language...
Rob
([[River Avon, Bristol]] at 23:13 GMT)