Public Holidays Act (Chapter 321)

• Coming into Force: 10 October 1953
• Year: 1953
• Revision Date: 01 October 2021
• Published date: 10 October 1953
• Type of Document: Historic Legislation

Contenidos

• Public Holidays Act (Chapter 321)
• 1. Public holidays.
• 2. Independence Day or Days.
• 3. Anniversary of birthday of Queen.
• 4. Substitution of days.
• 5. Additional public holidays.
• 6. Bank holidays.
• 7. Remembrance Day. [Repealed]

Public Holidays Act (Chapter 321)

[Public Holidays Act consolidated to No 1 of 2006]

INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

CHAPTER No. 321.

Public Holidays Act.

Being an Act to make provision for public holidays, and for related purposes.

1 Public holidays.

Amended by No. 11 of 1980, s1, No. 15 of 1981.

(1) The following days are public holidays throughout the country:—

(a) 1 January; and

(b) Good Friday and the following Saturday and Monday; and

Section 1(ba) amended by Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2005 (No. 1 of 2006).

(ba) 23 July to be known as Papua New Guinea Remembrance Day; and

(c) the day or days appointed under Section 2; and

(d) Christmas Day and the following day; and

(e) the day appointed under Section 3.

(2) When any of the days listed in Subsection (1), other than the day or days appointed under Section 2 or Christmas Day, falls on a Sunday the next Monday shall, unless the Head of State, acting on advice, declares otherwise, be observed as a public holiday throughout the country.

(3) When Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, the following Tuesday shall also be observed as a public holiday.

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