The Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2005
ANTIGUA
AND
BARBUDA
No. 8 of 2005. The Public Holidays (Amendment)
Act, 2005.
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Short title.
Repeal and replace-
ment of the Sched-
ule.
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
No. 8 of 2005R
AN ACT to amend the Public Holidays Act Cap. 345.
[ Published in the Official Gazette Vol. XXV
No. 57 dated 15th September, 2005 ]
ENACTED by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda as fol-
lows:
1. This Act may be cited as the Public Holidays (Amend-
ment) Act, 2005.
2. The Schedule to the Public Holidays Act Cap. 354 is re-
pealed and substituted by the following—
SCHEDULE
1. NEW YEARS DAY
The First day of January in each year
When the First day of January falls on a Sunday the following Mon-
day shall be a public holiday.
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
The First day of November in each year
When the First day of November falls on a Saturday or Sunday the
following Monday shall be a public holiday and on that day shall be
[ L.S. ]
I Assent,
James B. Carlisle,
Governor-General.
13th September, 2005
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held all the official acts and activities in celebration of the anniversary
of Independence.
3. BOXING DAY
The 26th day of December, the day after Christmas
When Christmas Day falls on a Saturday the following Monday shall
be a public holiday, and if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, then the
next following Monday and Tuesday shall be public holidays.
4. EASTER MONDAY
5. LABOUR DAY
The First Monday in May
6. WHIT MONDAY
7. CARNIVAL HOLIDAY
The First Monday in August
The Tuesday following the First Monday in August
8. NATIONAL HEROES DAY
The 9th day of December
NOTE: Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday are observed as Common Law
Holidays
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Printed at the Government Printing Office, Antigua and Barbuda,
by Eric T. Bennett, Acting Government Printer
—By Authority, 2005.
800—9.05 [ Price $1.20 ]
Passed the House of Representatives
this 14th day of July, 2005.
D. Giselle Isaac-Arrindell,
Speaker.
Yvonne Henry,
Acting Clerk to the House of
Representatives.
Passed the Senate this 10th day of
August, 2005.
Hazlyn M. Francis,
President.
Yvonne Henry,
Acting Clerk to the Senate.
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