Statutory Instruments
SUMMER TIME
Made
17th December 1997
Coming into force
31st December 1997
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of December 1997
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas copies of the draft of this Order were laid before Parliament and, in accordance with section 2(3) of the Summer Time Act 1972(1), each House of Parliament has presented an Address to Her Majesty praying that this Order be made:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2(1)(a) and (2) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Summer Time Order 1997 and shall come into force fourteen days after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order shall have effect in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
(3) In this Order “the Act” means the Summer Time Act 1972.
2. In relation to the year 1998, the period of summer time for the purposes of the Act shall be the period beginning at one o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of 29th March 1998 and ending at one o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of 25th October 1998 instead of the period specified in section 1 of the Act.
3. In relation to the year 1999, the period of summer time for the purposes of the Act shall be the period beginning at one o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of 28th March 1999 and ending at one o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of 31st October 1999 instead of the period specified in section 1 of the Act.
4. In relation to the year 2000, the period of summer time for the purposes of the Act shall be the period beginning at one o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of 26th March 2000 and ending at one o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of 29th October 2000 instead of the period specified in section 1 of the Act.
5. In relation to the year 2001, the period of summer time for the purposes of the Act shall be the period beginning at one o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of 25th March 2001 and ending at one o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of 28th October 2001 instead of the period specified in section 1 of the Act.
6. The Summer Time Order 1992(2) and the Summer Time Order 1994(3) are hereby revoked.
N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the periods of summer time in the years 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. During those periods the time for general purposes in the United Kingdom and the Bailiwick of Guernsey (but not the Isle of Man or the Bailiwick of Jersey which have their own legislation on the subject) will be one hour in advance of Greenwich mean time. This Order implements the EC Eighth Summer Time Directive 97/44/EC (OJ No. L206, 1.8.97, p. 62) which establishes the start and end dates and times of the periods of summer time for those years in the Member States of the European Community.