St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007

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The St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament that officially designates St. Andrew's Day (November 30) to be a bank holiday in Scotland.

1 Background
2 Provisions
3 See also
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Background

The Bill that led to the Act being passed was first proposed by Dennis Canavan, Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West in 2003. ^[1] The first reading of the bill was rejected in 2005 by the Parliament; with the Scottish Executive opposed to the idea of another bank holiday, and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce claiming that an extra holiday would cost the country £400 million in lost productivity. ^[2].

The Bill was sent back to the Parliament's Enterprise and Culture Committee, and was eventually supported by Jack McConnell, the then First Minister after a compromise agreement was reached whereby the holiday would not be an additional entitlement. The First Minister stated that he believed that employers and employees should mark the day with a holiday, but that this should be as a substitute for an existing local holiday, rather than an additional one.^[3].

The Bill was passed by the Parliament on 29 November 2006, and received Royal Assent on January 15, 2007.

[edit] Provisions

The Act amends the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which sets out the official bank holidays for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The 1971 Act does not give employers the right to a day off work, nor does it require banks to close. However the 1971 Act does give relief of obligation to make payments on days specified as bank holidays.

If St Andrew's Day is on a Saturday or Sunday, the next Monday is designated as the bank holiday. ^[4].