Shop Hours (Drapery Trades, Dublin and Districts) Act, 1925

Shop Hours (Drapery Trades, Dublin and Districts) Act, 1925 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1925 Shop Hours (Drapery Trades, Dublin and Districts) Act, 1925 Shop Hours (Drapery Trades, Dublin and Districts) Act, 1925 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 39 of 1925. SHOP HOURS (DRAPERY TRADES, DUBLIN AND DISTRICTS) ACT, 1925. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Construction. 2. Area. 3. Hour of closing on Saturday. 4. Penalties. 5. Re-enactment of sections 13 and 14 of the Shops Act, 1912. 6. Exemption. 7. Period of operation. 8. Short title. Number 39 of 1925. SHOP HOURS (DRAPERY TRADES, DUBLIN AND DISTRICTS) ACT, 1925. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE EARLY CLOSING OF SHOPS IN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF DUBLIN AND SURROUNDING URBAN DISTRICTS IN WHICH THE TRADE OF DRAPER, TAILOR, OUTFITTER, HATTER, HOSIER, GLOVER, BOOT AND SHOE DEALER OR HOUSE-FURNISHER AND UPHOLSTERER, OR ANY OF THEM, IS CARRIED ON. [16th July, 1925.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— Construction. 1.—This Act shall be construed as one with the Shops Act, 1912, and all words and expressions to which special meanings are assigned by that Act shall respectively have those meanings in this Act. Area. 2.—The area to which this Act applies shall consist of:– The County Borough of Dublin Rathmines Urban District Pembroke Urban District Blackrock Urban District Dún Laoghaire (Kingstown) Urban District Dalkey Urban District Killiney and Ballybrack Urban District Howth Urban District. Hour of closing on Saturday. 3.—Save as hereinafter provided no shop in the area to which this Act applies in which the trade of draper, tailor, outfitter, hatter, hosier, glover, boot and shoe dealer or house-furnisher and upholsterer, or any of them, is carried on shall remain open for the serving of customers on any Saturday after the hour of half-past seven o'clock in the evening: Provided that this section shall not apply to the Saturday next before Easter Sunday, the Saturday next before Whit Sunday and the Saturday next before Christmas Day. Penalties. 4.—If any person contravenes the provisions of this Act he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding in the case of a first offence one pound, in the case of a second offence five pounds, and in the case of a third or subsequent offence twenty pounds: Provided that nothing in this Act shall render a person liable to any penalty for serving after the closing hour specified in section 3 any customer who was in the shop before such closing hour. Re-enactment of sections 13 and 14 of the Shops Act 1912. 5.—The provisions of sections 13 and 14 of the Shops Act, 1912, as modified by section 21 of that Act, shall, so far as those provisions are applicable, have effect as if re-enacted in this Act and in terms made applicable thereto. Exemption. 6.—This Act shall not apply to a shop where the only persons employed at any time during the week are members of the employer's family dwelling in the building of which the shop forms a part or to which the shop is attached. Period of operation. 7.—This Act shall come into operation on the 15th day of July, 1925, and shall remain in force for a period of five years therefrom and shall then expire. Short title. 8.—This Act may be cited as the Shop Hours (Drapery Trades, Dublin and Districts) Act, 1925. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais