Bank holiday
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A bank holiday is a national
The term "bank holiday" refers to the fact that
banking institutions typically close for business on such holidays, as they once used to do on certain saint's days.[3]
List of current holidays
Date | Name | England and Wales[4] (8) |
Scotland[4] (9) | Northern Ireland[5](10) |
Republic of Ireland[6] (10) |
Isle of Man[7] (10) |
Jersey and Guernsey (9) |
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1 January | New Year's Day | ||||||
2 January[note 1] | 2 January | ||||||
First Monday in February, or 1 February if the date falls on a Friday | Imbolc / Saint Brigid's Day | ||||||
17 March[note 1] | Saint Patrick's Day | ||||||
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
Good Friday | ||||||
The Monday after Easter Sunday |
Easter Monday | ||||||
First Monday in May[note 2][note 3] | Early May bank holiday |
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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 | ||||||
Last Monday in August | August Bank Holiday | ||||||
Last Monday in October | October Bank Holiday |
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30 November[note 1] | St Andrew's Day |
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25 December[note 5] | Christmas Day |
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26 December[note 5][note 6] | St Stephen's Day |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- 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.[8]
- ^ 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. "No. 63425". The London Gazette. 23 July 2021. p. 13140. When Christmas Day falls on a Sunday (and thus 26 December on a Monday), the following Tuesday 27 December is designated a bank holiday by the 1971 Act.
See also
References
- ^ Pyper, Doug (18 December 2015). "Briefing paper - Bank and public holidays" (PDF). House of Commons Library.
- ^ "UK bank holidays". gov.uk. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "bank holiday". Britannica. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ a b Bank holidays and British Summer Time, Directgov, archived from the original on 13 May 2012, retrieved 15 April 2012
- ^ Bank holidays, NIDirect, 6 April 2012, retrieved 15 April 2012
- ^ Public holidays, Citizens Information Board, 20 January 2020
- ^ "Bank Holidays". Government of the Isle of Man. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "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)