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Sunday Trading Act 1994 (c. 20)

Sunday Trading Act 1994 1994 CHAPTER 20 An Act to reform the law of England and Wales relating to Sunday trading; to make provision as to the rights of shop workers under the law of England and Wales in relation to Sunday working; and for connected purposes. [5th July 1994] Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Reform of law relating to Sunday trading. E+W

2. Loading and unloading at large shops on Sunday morning. E+W

3. Construction of certain leases and agreements. E+W

4. Rights of shop workers as respects Sunday working. E+W

5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

6. Consequential repeal or amendment of local Acts. E+W

7. Expenses. E+W

8. Meaning of “local authority”. E+W

9. Employment of children in street trading on Sunday E+W

1. Reform of law relating to Sunday trading. E+W

2. Loading and unloading at large shops on Sunday morning. E+W

3. Construction of certain leases and agreements. E+W

4. Rights of shop workers as respects Sunday working. E+W

5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

6. Consequential repeal or amendment of local Acts. E+W

7. Expenses. E+W

8. Meaning of “local authority”. E+W

9. Employment of children in street trading on Sunday E+W

Section 1

1. Reform of law relating to Sunday trading. E+W

(1) Schedules 1 and 2 to this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint (in this section referred to as “ the appointed day ”). (2) Sections 47 to 66 of, and Schedules 5, 6 and 7 to, the M1 Shops Act 1950 shall cease to have effect on the appointed day. Textual Amendments F1 S. 1 power fully exercised (11.7.1994): 26.8.1994 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1994/1841 , art. 2 Marginal Citations M1 1950 c. 28 .

Section 2

2. Loading and unloading at large shops on Sunday morning. E+W

(1) A local authority may by resolution designate their area as a loading control area for the purposes of this section with effect from a date specified in the resolution, which must be a date at least one month after the date on which the resolution is passed. (2) A local authority may by resolution revoke any designation made by them under subsection (1) above. (3) It shall be the duty of a local authority, before making or revoking any designation under subsection (1) above, to consult persons appearing to the local authority to be likely to be affected by the proposed designation or revocation (whether as the occupiers of shops or as local residents) or persons appearing to the local authority to represent such persons. (4) Where a local authority make or revoke a designation under this section, they shall publish notice of the designation or revocation in such manner as they consider appropriate. (5) Schedule 3 to this Act (which imposes restrictions on loading and unloading on Sunday before 9 a.m. at large shops in loading control areas) shall have effect.