Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Bank holidays in Scotland are determined under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 and the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007.Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom, most bank holidays are not recognised as statutory public holidays in Scotland, as most public holidays are determined by local authorities across Scotland.
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Good Friday and Christmas Day are common law holidays, having been customary holidays since time immemorial. [5]The first official bank holidays were named in the Bank Holidays Act 1871, introduced by Liberal politician and banker Sir John Lubbock. [5]
Victoria Day (Scottish Gaelic: Latha Victoria) is a public holiday in parts of Eastern Central Scotland, chiefly the cities of Dundee and Edinburgh, although it was formerly more widespread. It is celebrated on the last Monday before or on 24 May and commemorates Queen Victoria 's birthday (24 May 1819), exactly like Victoria Day in Canada .
The Bill that led to the Act being passed was first proposed by Dennis Canavan, Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Falkirk West, in 2003. [1] The first reading of the bill was rejected in 2005 by the Scottish Parliament; at the time the Scottish Executive was opposed to the idea of another bank holiday, and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce claimed that an extra holiday ...
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.
11 December – The Scottish Government announces that Scotland will follow the UK's permanent ban on the use of puberty blockers for under-18s questioning their gender. [ 370 ] 12 December – Catholic priest Father Daniel Doherty is sentenced to 16 months in prison after sexually assaulting a sleeping man on a train to Edinburgh.
The UK government announces that legislation will be brought forward to ban sex offenders in England and Wales from changing their names to avoid detection. [415] 10 May The UK economy is reported to have moved out of recession, with 0.6% growth between January and March, the fastest rate for two years. [416]