The Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38) (Welsh: Deddf yr Iaith Gymraeg 1993) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which put the Welsh language on an equal footing with the English language in Wales.

[3] Devolution has been described as providing impetus for having legal bilingualism with the then National Assembly for Wales itself required by the Act to provide bilingual legislation.

[3] Since the 1993 Act, all new and replaced road signs in Wales as well as public information signs on and in buildings owned by local government bodies are legally required to be bilingual.

[4] The Act has had some success, but there were certain areas within the legal provision that need to be strengthened according to Aberystwyth University lecturer, Catrin Huws.

[1] Cardiff University identified five key areas that were lacking in the provisions brought about by the 1993 Act by 2008.