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In 1968 and 1969 the new "August" bank holiday fell in September. This was as a result of the decision to move the holiday to the end of the month, and the nearest Monday being taken. The current definition was introduced in 1971. In 1995 the early May bank holiday was moved to Monday 8 May to commemorate the 50th anniversary of VE Day. [38]
Early May bank holiday: 9 May: Liberation Day: Last Monday in May [note 4] Spring Bank Holiday / Late May Bank Holiday: First Monday in June: June Bank Holiday: First Friday in June: Senior Race Day: 5 July [note 1] Tynwald Day: 12 July [note 1] The Twelfth (Battle of the Boyne) First Monday in August: Summer Bank Holiday (August Bank Holiday)
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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 ...
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.
In the British Isles, bank holidays are days established as public holidays in statute law. [2] In England and Wales, Good Friday and Christmas Day are known as common law holidays, as they have been celebrated by custom since time immemorial. [3] Bank holidays were introduced in the late 19th century to extend the labour rights citizens have ...
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