The Summer Time Act 1972 (c. 6) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to summer time in the United Kingdom.[1]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 6(3) of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in that section.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 12 & 13 Geo. 5. c. 22 | Summer Time Act 1922 | The whole act. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 64 | Summer Time Act 1925 | The whole act. |
| 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 16 | Summer Time Act 1947 | The whole act. |
| 1968 c. 45 | British Standard Time Act 1968 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
The act was amended by the Summer Time Order 2002 (SI 2002/262), which came into force on 11 March 2002. The order substituted section 1(2) to specify the period of summer time as the period beginning at one o’clock, Greenwich mean time, on the last Sunday in March and ending at one o’clock, Greenwich mean time, on the last Sunday in October. The order also omitted section 2 of the act, which had empowered Her Majesty by Order in Council to vary the period of summer time or to provide for double summer time. These amendments implemented Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on summer-time arrangements.
Notes
References
- ^ Howse, Derek (1997). Greenwich Time and the Longitude. London: Philip Wilson Publishers.
- ^ “Summer Time Act 1972”, legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 6
External links
- Text of the Summer Time Act 1972 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Summer Time Act 1972 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
