[2] The legal definition of the territory of Wales was later defined by the combined area of Welsh counties under section 20 of Local Government Act 1972.

The report supported equal importance and significance of Welsh and English in the courts in Wales verbally and in writing.

It was not until industrialisation, which was described to have led to a system discouraging the use of Welsh as "their natural and native tongue", did the situation change.

[2] While the Welsh Courts Act 1942 was the first legislation that allowed some rights to Welsh in legal proceedings since the 16th century, such rights were only exercised if it was proved using English would be disadvantageous, and depended on the availability of a sufficiently fluent Welsh-speaking judge or magistrate.

Following its passing, some "more militant" Welsh language campaigners were not pleased with the act, describing it as "toothless", with some launching an "aggressive and virulent campaign of protest", leading to the burning of cottages and the defacing of English language signage with paint.