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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 Northern Ireland, St Patrick's Day and Orangemen's Day are also bank holidays. In Scotland, 2 January and St Andrew's Day are bank holidays. The Summer bank holiday varies according to jurisdiction: in Scotland, it is on the first Monday in August, and in the rest of the United Kingdom, it is on the last Monday in August.
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 ...
In 2006, the Scottish Parliament passed the St. Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007, [5] which designated the day as an official bank holiday. If 30 November falls on a weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday instead.
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 .
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.
Bank Holidays are designated by the UK-wide Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971. The designation of St. Andrew's Day outside this act, and by the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007, gives it a different legal status, leaving it to the discretion of employers, although there are minimal differences in practice. There is no ...