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It may seem strange to modern readers that the Calendar (New Style) Act has the date of 1750 when royal assent was given on 22 May 1751. The reason is that, before the Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793 , the date on which a bill became law was the first day of the parliamentary session in which it was passed, unless the act contained a ...
Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 [1] 24 Geo. 2. c. 23. 22 May 1751. An Act for regulating the Commencement of the Year, and for correcting the Calendar now in Use.
With the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, he successfully established the Gregorian calendar and a calendar year that began on 1 January for Great Britain, which had lagged behind other European countries in adopting the Gregorian calendar. Informally, the Act was also known as the "Chesterfield's Act".
The corresponding date in the Gregorian calendar is 9 February 1649, the date by which his contemporaries in some parts of continental Europe would have recorded his execution. The O.S./N.S. designation is particularly relevant for dates which fall between the start of the "historical year" (1 January) and the legal start date, where different.
From the 14th century until 1752, the legal year began on 25 March. It is only since 1752 that the legal year was re-set to coincide with the start of the historical calendar year (1 January) (see Calendar (New Style) Act 1750). [3] These date differences can also be confusing when sorting dates in old documents before 1753.
March 25 – For the last time, New Year's Day is legally on March 25, in England and Wales and "in all his Majesty's Dominions in Europe, Asia, Africa and America" [36] due to the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750.
African Company Act 1750; C. Calendar (New Style) Act 1750; Constables Protection Act 1750; I. Iron Act; Islington Church Act 1750; M. Minority of Successor to Crown ...
The British (personal) tax year still ends on "Old" Lady Day (5 April under the 'new style' calendar, which in the 18th century corresponded to 25 March under the 'old style' Julian calendar: the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 advanced the calendar by eleven days. 5 April is still the end of the British tax year for personal taxation.