Official Language Act or Official Languages Act may refer to:
one of several acts passed in Sri Lanka, including
the Official Language Act No. 33 of 1956 (Ceylon), commonly known as the Sinhala Only Act, which replaced English with Sinhala as the official language of the country,
the Tamil Language (Special Provisions) Act No. 28 of 1958 (Ceylon), which allows Tamil in education, public service entrance exams and administration in the Northern and Eastern provinces,
the Official Languages Act of 1987 (Sri Lanka) passed to make Tamil an official language of the country, and
the Official Languages Commission Act No. 18 of 1991 (Sri Lanka) passed to establish the Official Languages Commission of Sri Lanka;
the Official Languages Act (Canada) passed to enshrine official bilingualism;
the Official Languages Ordinance passed in Hong Kong in 1974 to bring the English and Chinese languages to equal status as official languages of the territory;
the Official Languages Act (India) passed in 1963; see Official Languages Act
the Official Languages Act (Ireland) passed to promote the provision of state services in Irish;
the Official Languages Act (New Brunswick);
the Official Languages Act (Northwest Territories); and
the Official Language Act (Quebec), passed to ensure that French retained its primary status.
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