is it a bank holiday?

[lotsafun]

even though its tuesday?

[MarkRae]

Yes it is.

[welshlibranr]

Yes, Tuesday is instead of Boxing day!.................

[THECORBYLOON]

There is some confusion about the date of Boxing Day when the 26th December falls at the weekend. This year, to-day and to-morrow are Bank Holidays as 25th and 26th December both fell at the weekend

[THECORBYLOON]

Soz, when I wrote "to-day" I meant 27th as it is now to-morrow..

[Rosetta]

you could go into work to test it out if you aren't sure

[Buenchico]

A pedantic point:
Tuesday 28th December this year is technically NOT a bank holiday (even though the Radio Times, and countless other sources, refer to it as such). However it's a public holiday by virtue of 'custom and practice' (= 'common law') in the same way that Christmas Day and Good Friday both are (even though neither of them are bank holidays)

Here's the legal definition:
"The following are to be bank holidays in England and Wales:—
Easter Monday.
The last Monday in May.
The last Monday in August.
26th December, if it be not a Sunday.
27th December in a year in which 25th or 26th December is a Sunday"
(Schedule 1, Banking and Financial Dealings Act, 1971).

Chris

[THECORBYLOON]

Tuesday IS a Bank Holiday following a Royal Proclamtion last year, http://www.london-gaz...ighth+day+of+december

[Buenchico]

Thank you, TheCorbyLoon.

I thought that there ought to be a relevant Royal Proclamation but I couldn't find it.
(However, since bank holidays have no legal status whatsoever in employment law, other than for those who work in the financial sector, it's largely irrelevant as to whether any particular day is, or is not, designated as a bank holiday. The fact that most shops will be open tomorrow is evidence of that).

Chris

PS: What are you doing up at this time of night? Following the cricket, perhaps?

[THECORBYLOON]

(It's on Radio 5 in the background) I seen in the proclamation it was made in November 2009 relating to the Boxing Day holiday in that year, I wonder if somone forgot about it? It's odd that legislation hasn't been made to clearly state that if the 25th or 26th December falls on a weekend then the following Monday and or Tuesday are the Bank Holidays. It would save a Proclamation each time.

[Buenchico]

It's equally odd that, while the relevant legislation makes reference to Good Friday and Christmas Day, it doesn't class them as Bank Holidays (except in Scotland, where they are!):
http://www.statutelaw...369155&filesize=33286

[THECORBYLOON]

Is that not because in England and Wales they are holidays under Common Law?

[starone]

I'm retired so it is irrelevant to me as I do not have to go into work, but I would like to know, does that mean there is no post today ( I know this might be trivia to some but not to me).

[jd_1984]

Unlikely to be any post, however our bins at home were emptied today, the bin men woke me up at 6.45am!

[dotty.]

Next year it will be Christmas Day on a sunday and boxing day on a monday with 1 extra bank holiday on the tuesday and an extra day on the monday after new year, but people will still buy in for a siege and take a long break, ridiculous,

[jaydah]

Ring your bank - if its open, get to work !

[starone]

Thanks for the answer everyone. I can now forget about it then, just for the day. I reckon just about everything can get answered on Answerbank. You are all brilliant. I mean that!!