| Act of Parliament | |
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| 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. |
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| Citation | 2004 c. 26 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 October 2004 |
| Commencement | 9 December 2004 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Sunday Trading Act 1994 |
| Amended by | Consumer Rights Act 2015 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, fromlegislation.gov.uk. | |
TheChristmas Day (Trading) Act 2004 (c 26) is anAct of theParliament of the United Kingdom.
The legislation was introduced to theHouse of Commons byKevan Jones, MP forNorth Durham as aprivate member's bill.[2]
It preventsshops over 280 m2 from opening onChristmas Day inEngland and Wales.[3] The act exempts convenience stores, shops at airports, railway stations and motorway service stations, farm shops and pharmacies for the sale of medicine.[4]
The legislation was supported by theUnion of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, a trade union representing shopworkers.[5]
A private member's bill which would have givenBoxing Day a similar status was debated in Parliament in 2016.[6]
The full text ofChristmas Day (Trading) Act 2004 at Wikisource
