Commentary on Provisions Part 2: Scots Chapter 1: Support for the Scots language Section 33: Status of the Scots language
115.Section 33 provides for the status of the Scots language. The statement in subsection (1) that the Scots language has official status within Scotland is given legal effect by the provisions of the Act conferring functions on the Scottish Ministers and other persons (primarily relevant public authorities, as defined in section 36(3)).
116.Subsection (3) provides that subsection (1) does not affect the operation of any other enactment (as defined in the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010) or the status of any other language. For example, this provision does not affect the operation of the Equality Act 2010, modification of which is a reserved matter under the Scotland Act 1998.