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Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990
sec.16FChristmas trading hours—general
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### sec.16F Christmas trading hours—general
The extended trading hours for a non-exempt shop for Christmas are—
Day
Opening time
Closing time
the 3 Sundays before 18 December
8a.m.
6p.m.
18 to 23 December
the shop’s opening time under subdivision 2
midnight
24 December
the shop’s opening time under subdivision 2
6p.m.
This section does not apply to a non-exempt shop for a particular day if section 16G applies to the shop for that day.
If a non-exempt shop is not permitted to trade on a Sunday, a reference in subsection (1) to the shop’s opening time under subdivision 2 is, if the day in question is a Sunday, taken to be a reference to 9a.m.
s 16F ins 2017 No. 26 s 7
(sec.16F-ssec.1) The extended trading hours for a non-exempt shop for Christmas are— Day Opening time Closing time the 3 Sundays before 18 December 8a.m. 6p.m. 18 to 23 December the shop’s opening time under subdivision 2 midnight 24 December the shop’s opening time under subdivision 2 6p.m.
(sec.16F-ssec.2) This section does not apply to a non-exempt shop for a particular day if section 16G applies to the shop for that day.
(sec.16F-ssec.3) If a non-exempt shop is not permitted to trade on a Sunday, a reference in subsection (1) to the shop’s opening time under subdivision 2 is, if the day in question is a Sunday, taken to be a reference to 9a.m.