Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Trading (Scotland) Act 2007

1. Introduction

2. Summary and Background to the Act

3. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1: Large shops not to open on Christmas Day

   2. Section 2: Application of section 1 to New Year’s Day

   3. Section 3: Exemptions

   4. Section 4: Offence

   5. Section 5: Offences by bodies corporate etc.

   6. Section 6: Defence of due diligence

4. Parliamentary History