This article is about the type of public holiday in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Crown dependencies. For other uses, seeBank holiday (disambiguation).
The term "bank holiday" refers to the fact thatbanking institutions typically close for business on such holidays, as they once did on certainsaint's days.[4]
^abcdeWhen 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 ofVE Day.
^In 2011 an additional public holiday was declared to ensure that most people would have a chance to celebrate theWedding 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'sGolden,Diamond, andPlatinum Jubilees. All three were paired with a second extra holiday to create a four-day weekend.
^abWhen 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.
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