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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 ...
Unemployment and Farm Relief Act, 1931; Bank of Canada Act, 1934; Public Works Construction Act, 1934; Succession to the Throne Act, 1937; National Housing Act, 1938; National Resources Mobilization Act, 1940; Family Allowance Act, 1945; Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946; Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation Act, 1948
In Nigeria, Boxing Day is a public holiday for working people and students. When it falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there is always a holiday on the following Monday. [29] In Scotland, Boxing Day has been specified as an additional bank holiday since 1974, by royal proclamation under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971. [30] [31]
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 .
An Act to make provision for Bank Holidays, and respecting obligations to make payments and do other acts on such Bank Holidays. (Repealed by Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c. 80)) Justices Qualification Act 1871 [ 1 ]
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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.