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The Bank Holidays Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 17) established public holidays (known as bank holidays) in addition to those customarily recognised in the United Kingdom.. The Act designated four bank holidays in England, Wales and Ireland (Easter Monday; Whit Monday; First Monday in August; 26 December if a weekday) and five in Scotland (New Year's Day, or the next day if a Sunday; Good Friday ...
A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the term refers to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation , or held by convention under common law .
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Bank Holidays Act 1871 (repealed) 34 & 35 Vict. c. 17. 25 May 1871. An Act to make provision for Bank Holidays, and respecting obligations to make payments and do ...
A public holiday, national holiday, federal holiday, statutory holiday, bank holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. Types [ edit ]
Bank Holidays Act 1871; C. Consolidated Fund (£5,411,900) Act; ... Protection of Life and Property in Certain Parts of Ireland Act 1871; Public Parks, Schools, and ...
1871 The August Bank Holiday or Summer Bank Holiday [ 1 ] is a public holiday in the United Kingdom , part of the statutory bank holiday provision. Originally, the holiday was held on the first Monday of August across the country, but was changed in the late 1960s to the last Monday in August for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Not a statutory holiday in Quebec and Ontario. December 26: Boxing Day: Lendemain de Noël: A holiday with mixed and uncertain origins and definitions. [22] Provincially, a statutory holiday in Ontario. A holiday in New Brunswick under the Days of Rest Act. Many employers across the country observe Boxing Day as a paid day off.