When was Sunday trading allowed in the UK?

1994
Sunday trading laws were introduced under the Sunday Trading Act 1994, which limits shops with retail space over 280 square metres to a maximum of six hours of trading.

When did businesses start opening on Sundays?

Ferguson: Blue laws kept local stores closed on Sundays. We are so accustomed to stores being open on Sundays that it seems like they have always operated that way. But the general practice of stores opening on Sundays year-round didn’t start here until the early 1970s.

Why are shops closed on Sunday UK?

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. Buying and selling on Sunday had previously been illegal, with exceptions, under the Shops Act 1950.

When did Sunday trading start in Victoria?

1996 Sunday trading throughout Victoria Sunday trading was introduced on ten Sundays per year in 1991. In 1992, stores in the Melbourne CBD were permitted to trade on Sundays and this was extended to selected ‘tourist precincts’ in 1993.

When was Sunday trading suspended for the Olympics?

2012 suspension. In the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games, the Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Act 2012 was passed stipulating that Sunday trading laws would be suspended by the government on eight weekends from 22 July during the Olympics and Paralympics.

When was Sunday trading legalised in the UK?

28 August. The 1994 law was a compromise which fell short of an attempt by Margaret Thatcher’s government in 1986 to do away with all restrictions. The following year Sunday licensing laws were relaxed to allow all-day opening for pubs and other places selling alcoholic beverages.

When did the Sunday Trading Act 2012 end?

In the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games, the Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Act 2012 was passed stipulating that Sunday trading laws would be suspended by the government on eight weekends from 22 July during the Olympics and Paralympics. This was a temporary measure, and the relaxation expired at the end of the summer.

What do you need to know about Sunday trading restrictions?

If your Sunday trading hours are restricted, you must clearly display what they are inside and outside your shop. Shops exempt from the Sunday trading restrictions for large shops include: registered pharmacies selling only medicinal products and medical and surgical appliances