Summer Time Act 1916

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The Summer Time Act 1916 was a UK law that first introduced daylight saving time, advancing clocks during the summer months to conserve energy and extend evening daylight.

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Summer Time Act 1925 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom legislation
time-related legislation
appliesTo legal time in the United Kingdom
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
effect advanced clocks during the summer months
field daylight saving time
energy conservation
timekeeping
hasEffectOn standard time during summer in the United Kingdom
hasPart provisions for advancing legal time during summer
influencedBy proposals for daylight saving time by William Willett
introducedConcept daylight saving time in the United Kingdom
legalStatus repealed
legislativeBody British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
purpose to conserve energy during wartime
to extend evening daylight in summer months
to introduce daylight saving time in the United Kingdom
reasonForEnactment First World War energy-saving measures
replacedBy subsequent UK summer time legislation
shortDescription UK law that first introduced daylight saving time
startTime 1916
topic clock changes
summer time in the United Kingdom

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British Summer Time governedBy Summer Time Act 1916
British Summer Time governedBy Summer Time Act 1916
this entity surface form: Summer Time Act 1925
BST governingLaw Summer Time Act 1916
British Summer Time Act 1972 relatedLegislation Summer Time Act 1916