Public Holidays Ordinance, 2009

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The Public Holidays Ordinance, 2009

THE STATES LEGISLATION SELECT COMMITTEE, in exercise of the powers conferred on the States by section 1(1) of the Bills of Exchange (Guernsey) Law, 1958, as amended[a], and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Committee by Article 66(3) of the Reform (Guernsey) Law, 1948, as amended[b], and in pursuance of the Resolution of the States of 30^th September, 2009[c], hereby orders:

Amendment of Public Holidays Ordinance.

1. For section 1 of the Public Holidays Ordinance, 1994[d] substitute -

"Public Holidays.

1. The following days shall be public holidays-

(a) New Year's Day, if a weekday,

(b) the 2nd January, in a year when New Year's Day falls on a Sunday,

(d) Easter Monday,

(e) the first Monday in May,

(f) the 9th May, Liberation Day,

(g) the last Monday in May,

(h) the last Monday in August,

(i) the 26th December, Boxing Day, if a weekday,

(j) the 27th December, in a year when Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Sunday,

(k) the 28^th December, in a year where Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Saturday,

and in this Ordinance, the expression "weekday" does not include a Saturday.".

Liberation Day in 2010.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1(f) of the Public Holidays Ordinance, 1994, Monday, the 10^th May, 2010 shall be a public holiday.

Citation.

3. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Holidays Ordinance, 2009.

[a]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XVII, p. 384; Vol. XXIV, p. 84; No. XI of 1993; and No. XIV of 1994.
[b]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XIII, p. 288 (there are amendments not material to this Ordinance).
[c]	Article X of Billet d'État No. XXIV of 2009.
[d]	Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XXVI, p. 289.