Bank holiday
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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 is used to refer to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation, or held by convention under common law.[1][2] In Ireland, there are some bank holidays which are not public holidays.[3]
The term "bank holiday" refers to the fact that banking institutions typically close for business on such holidays, as they once did on certain saint's days.[4]
List of current holidays
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Notes
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- ^ a b c d e When the stated date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is normally designated a bank holiday instead. When Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall on a Saturday (and thus 26 December and 2 January on a Sunday), the following Tuesday 28 December (and Tuesday 4 January in Scotland) are also bank holidays.
- ^ In 1995 this holiday was moved to Monday 8 May and in 2020 to Friday 8 May – to commemorate the 50th and 75th anniversary of VE Day.
- ^ In 2011 an additional public holiday was declared to ensure that most people would have a chance to celebrate the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, making a four-day weekend as May Day was on the following Monday.[9]
- ^ In 2002, 2012, and 2022 this holiday was moved to early June to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Golden, Diamond, and Platinum Jubilees. All three were paired with a second extra holiday to create a four-day weekend.
- ^ a b When Christmas Day falls on a Saturday (and thus 26 December on a Sunday), and when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday (and thus 26 December on a Monday), the Monday following Christmas Day is designated a bank holiday by the 1971 Act.
- ^ When Christmas Day falls on a Saturday (and thus 26 December on a Sunday), the following Tuesday 28 December is also normally designated a bank holiday by proclamation. See e.g. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[Script error: No such module "London Gazette util". "No. 63425"]. The London Gazette (Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".). 23 July 2021. p. Script error: No such module "London Gazette util"..
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See also
- List of holidays by country
- Federal holiday, US equivalent
- Bank Holidays Act 1871
- Proposed St David's Day bank holiday
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pyper, Doug (18 December 2015). "Briefing paper - Bank and public holidays" (PDF). House of Commons Library.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."UK bank holidays". gov.uk. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ryan-Christensen, Aoife (2 February 2024). "All you need to know about bank holidays in Ireland". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."bank holiday". Britannica. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bank holidays and British Summer Time, Directgov, archived from the original on 13 May 2012, retrieved 15 April 2012
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bank holidays, NIDirect, 6 April 2012, retrieved 15 April 2012
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Public holidays, Citizens Information Board, 20 January 2020
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bank Holidays". Government of the Isle of Man. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Royal Wedding: Prince William and Kate set date". BBC. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
External links
- UK bank holidays
- Scotland Bank Holidays - Scottish Government
- Text of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Public holidays (Ireland)
- Bank holidays (Ireland)
- (National) bank holidays (Ireland)