Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004 (c. 26)

(1) A large shop must not be open on Christmas Day for the serving of retail customers. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the shops mentioned in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act (shops exempt from restrictions on Sunday trading). (3) If subsection (1) is contravened in relation to a shop, the occupier of the shop is liable on summary conviction to [ F1 a fine ] . (4) In its application for the purposes of subsection (2), paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act (which relates to the interpretation of paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule) has effect as if— (a) the reference to weekdays were a reference to days of the year other than Christmas Day, and (b) the reference to Sunday were a reference to Christmas Day. (5) In this section— “ large shop ” has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act, except that for the purposes of this section the definition of “relevant floor area” in paragraph 1 of that Schedule is to be read as if the reference to the week ending with the Sunday in question were a reference to the period of seven days ending with the Christmas Day in question; “ retail customer ” and “ shop ” have the same meaning as in that Schedule. Textual Amendments F1 Words in s. 1(3) substituted (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664) , reg. 1(1) , Sch. 4 para. 36 (with reg. 5(1) ) Commencement Information I1 S. 1 in force at 9.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3235 , art. 2

(1) Where a shop which is prohibited by section 1 from opening on Christmas Day is located in a loading control area, the occupier of the shop must not load or unload, or permit any other person to load or unload, goods from a vehicle at the shop before 9 a.m. on Christmas Day in connection with the trade or business carried on in the shop, unless the loading or unloading is carried on— (a) with the consent of the local authority for the area in which the shop is situated, granted in accordance with this section, and (b) in accordance with any conditions subject to which that consent is granted. (2) The provisions of paragraphs 3 to 8 of Schedule 3 to the 1994 Act shall apply in relation to consent under subsection (1) as they apply in relation to consent under that Schedule, but as if— (a) the reference in paragraph 6(1) to Sunday were a reference to Christmas Day, and (b) the reference in paragraph 7(a) to an offence under paragraph 9 of that Schedule were a reference to an offence under subsection (3). (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (4) In this section, “ loading control area ” means any area designated by a local authority as a loading control area in accordance with section 2 of the 1994 Act. Commencement Information I2 S. 2 in force at 9.12.2004 by S.I. 2004/3235 , art. 2