P ART 2 S COTS 20 C HAPTER 1 S UPPORT FOR THE S COTS LANGUAGE Status of the Scots language 26 Status of the Scots language (1) The Scots language has official status within Scotland. 25 (2) Subsection (1) is given legal effect by the provisions in this Act conferring functions on the Scottish Ministers and other persons in relation to promoting, facilitatin...