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Unlike other bank holidays it must be taken by workers in lieu of another bank holiday. [44] 25 December: Christmas Day: Statutory: The observance of Christmas Day was abolished by an Act of Parliament in 1640. [45] [46] [47] It was included in the schedule to the Bank Holidays Act 1871. [48] 26/27/28 December: Boxing Day: Proclaimed
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.
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 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 possibility is that this Early May Bank Holiday could be moved to Friday 5 May, but this has not been confirmed. What will happen during King Charles’ coronation?
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 ...
Sir Keir Starmer would not commit to a bank holiday if Gareth Southgate’s team beat Spain.
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