British Summer Time Act 1972
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The British Summer Time Act 1972 is UK legislation that standardized the annual observance of daylight saving time by defining the periods during which clocks are advanced by one hour.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Summer Time Act 1972 | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| appliesToDomain |
business hours
ⓘ
civil time ⓘ legal deadlines ⓘ transport timetables ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
public law
ⓘ
time regulation law ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
dates when clocks are advanced by one hour
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dates when clocks return to Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ periods of British Summer Time each year ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | UK public authorities ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
annual recurring time change
ⓘ
seasonal adjustment of clocks ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
establishes when civil time in the UK is one hour in advance of GMT
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regulates the annual change between GMT and British Summer Time ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide legal definition of British Summer Time periods
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to standardize the annual observance of daylight saving time in the UK ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
daylight saving time in Europe
ⓘ
time zones in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Summer Time Act 1916
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Summer Time Act 1925 ⓘ Summer Time Act 1947 ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
British Summer Time
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Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ clocks going back one hour ⓘ clocks going forward one hour ⓘ |
| shortName | BST Act 1972 ⓘ |
| subject |
daylight saving time
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summer time ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| timeOffsetDuringSummer | GMT+1 ⓘ |
| usesTimeStandard | Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
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Summer Time Act 1972