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Easter Act 1928
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Easter Act 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 35) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed and enacted in 1928 concerning the date for Easter that has never come into force. The effect would be to establish Easter Sunday as the Sunday following the second Saturday in April, resulting in Easter Sunday being between 9 April and 15 April, instead of following the established date for Easter as a moveable feast.
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| Long title | An Act to regulate the date of Easter Day and days or other periods and occasions depending thereon. |
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| Citation | 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 35 |
| Introduced by | Sir John Simon |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 3 August 1928 |
| Commencement | Not yet in force (Never been in force)[1][c] |
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| Amends | Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 |
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Status: Not yet in force | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Easter Act 1928 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The act requires the agreement (in the form of resolutions) of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, before a commencement order is made by Order in Council. The Act also requires that before a draft order is submitted to Parliament, "regard shall be had to any opinion officially expressed by any Church or other Christian body".
Although the subject has been raised occasionally in Parliament in the decades since, the act has never been brought into force.[1][2][3]
