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The Term and Quarter Days (Scotland) Act 1990 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which defined the dates of the Scottish Term and Quarter Days.These are customary divisions of the legal year when contracts traditionally begin and end and payments are due. [1]
In Scotland, 1886 saw the term dates for removals and the hiring of servants in towns changed to 28 February, 28 May, 28 August and 28 November. The original dates are now referred to as Old Scottish Term Days. The dates were regularised by the Term and Quarter Days (Scotland) Act 1990.
The Term and Quarter Days (Scotland) Act 1990 redefined the "Scottish term days", in official use, as: [8] 28 February, 28 May, 28 August and; 28 November. The Act specifies that the new dates take effect on 13 June 1991 (12 months from the date it was passed).
Although 11th November, traditional Martinmas, was the quarter day for centuries, in the 20th century by statute the Martinmas term day changed to 28th November and this is now in the Term and Quarter Days (Scotland ) Act 1990. The legal quarter days are different in England.
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