Legge 1997

Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997

Public Holidays

Art. 1.

Each of the following days shall, subject to the subsequent
provisions of this schedule, be a public holiday for the purposes of
this act:
( a ) Christmas day,
( b ) St. Stephen’s day,
( c ) St. Patrick’s day,
( d ) easter monday, the first monday in may, the first monday in
june and the first monday in august,
( e ) the last monday in october,
( f ) the 1st day of january,
( g ) any other day or days prescribed for the purposes of this
paragraph.

Art. 2.

The minister may by regulations vary paragraph 1 by substituting
for any day referred to in that paragraph another day.

Art. 3.

An employer may, for the purpose of fulfilling any relevant
obligation imposed on him or her by this act, treat as a public holiday,
in lieu of a public holiday aforesaid, either—
( a ) the church holiday falling in the same year immediately
before the public holiday, or
( b ) the church holiday falling in the same year immediately after
the public holiday or, if the public holiday is a day which is a public
holiday by virtue of paragraph 1 (b), the 6th day of january next
following, by giving to the employee concerned notice of his or her intention to
do so not less than 14 days before the church holiday (where that
holiday is before the public holiday) or before the public holiday
(where that holiday is before the church holiday or, as the case may
be, the said 6th day of january).

Art. 4.

Each of the following days shall be a church holiday for the
purposes of paragraph 3:
( a ) the 6th day of january, except when falling on a sunday,
( b ) Ascension Thursday,
( c ) the feast of Corpus Christi,
( d ) the 15th day of august, except when failing on a sunday,
( e ) the 1st day of november, except when failing on a sunday,
( f ) the 8th day of december, except when failing on a sunday,
( g ) any other day or days prescribed for the purposes of this
paragraph.

Art. 5.

The minister may by regulations vary paragraph 4 by deleting from
that paragraph any day or by substituting, for any day referred to
therein, another day.

Art. 6.

A notice under paragraph 3 may be given by delivering a copy of
the notice to the employee concerned or by posting a copy of the
notice in a conspicuous position in the place of the employee’s
employment.

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