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In 1995, the May Day holiday was moved to the second Monday in May – i.e., from 1 May to 8 May – to commemorate the 50th anniversary of VE Day; In 1999, an additional bank holiday was given on 31 December to enable people to prepare for the festivities to mark the arrival of the year 2000 [2] In 2002, the Spring Holiday was moved to 4 June.
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.
These are customary divisions of the legal year when contracts traditionally begin and end and payments are due. [1] It received royal assent on 13 July 1990 and immediate commencement, with the dates of the days changing twelve months later. The changes arose from a Scottish Law Commission Report on the Scottish Term and Quarter Days. [2]
The Summer bank holiday remains on its original date in Scotland. Falls on 4 August in 2025. 30 November: St. Andrew's Day: Statutory: 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.
Welcome the new year in style with these Hogmanay holidays
Pages in category "Holidays in Scotland" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
A spokesman for Transport Scotland said: "Although the amber warning and the worst of the conditions has now hopefully passed, we would still urge the public to check before they travel.
6 January – A 32-year-old man and 25-year-old woman have been arrested and charged with murder over the death of Marc Webley on New Year's Eve, police have confirmed. [ 7 ] 8 January – Scottish Government papers reveal that a fragment of the Stone of Destiny gifted to Alex Salmond in 2008, and thought to be lost, is being held by the ...