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Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004

2004 act of Parliament prohibiting most large businesses from operating on Christmas Day

Field	Value
short_title	Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004
type	Act
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom
long_title	An Act to prohibit the opening of large shops on Christmas Day and to restrict the loading or unloading of goods at such shops on Christmas Day.
year	2004
citation	2004 c. 26
territorial_extent	England and Wales
royal_assent	28 October 2004
commencement	9 December 2004
amends	Sunday Trading Act 1994
amendments	Consumer Rights Act 2015
status	current
original_text	https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/26/enacted
use_new_UK-LEG	yes

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The Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004 (c 26) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Background

The legislation was introduced to the House of Commons by Kevan Jones, MP for North Durham as a private member's bill.

Provisions

It prevents shops over 280 m2 from opening on Christmas Day in England and Wales. The act exempts convenience stores, shops at airports, railway stations and motorway service stations, farm shops and pharmacies for the sale of medicine.

Reception

The legislation was supported by the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, a trade union representing shopworkers.

Further developments

A private member's bill which would have given Boxing Day a similar status was debated in Parliament in 2016.

References

"Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004". Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales. Fourth Edition. LexisNexis. Volume 18: 2009 Reissue. pp 1407 to 1410. See also preliminary note at p 1187, and see pp 1389, 1393 to 1395, 1397 & 1401.
"Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004". Current Law Statutes 2004. Sweet & Maxwell. London. W Green. Edinburgh. 2004. Volume 2. Chapter 26. pp 26-1 to 26-5.

References

The citation of this Act by this [[short title]] is authorised by [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/26/section/6 section 6(1)] of this Act.
(2004-03-26). "Bid to halt Christmas Day trading". BBC News.
(2004-10-15). "Christmas store ban set to be law". BBC News.
(2004-03-29). "ALL-PARTY SUPPORT FOR BAN ON STORES OPENING ON CHRISTMAS DAY". [[Local Government Chronicle]].
(2004-06-14). "Support urged for Christmas trade Bill". The Northern Echo.
(2016-12-12). "Boxing Day shopping ban petition being debated by MPs". BBC News.

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