Section 2 General closing hours.

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Every shop shall be closed for the serving of customers—

(a)

. . . . . . F1

(b)

. . . . . . F2 not later than nine o’clock in the evening on the late day and eight o’clock in the evening on any other day of the week:

. . . . . . F3

(2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

(3)

Nothing in this section shall prevent—

(a)

the serving of a customer where it is proved that the customer was in the shop before the closing hour, or that reasonable grounds existed for believing that the article supplied after the closing hour to a customer was required in the case of illness; or

(b)

any transaction mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act.

(4)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 2(1)(a) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. X
F2: Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. X
F3: S. 2(1) proviso repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. X
F4: Ss. 2(2), 2(4), 5, 7, 8(6) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. X

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.12.1994) by 1994 c. 40, s. 81, Sch. 17; S.I. 1994/3037, art. 2; and Pts. I, II and s. 67 ceased to have effect (1.12.1994) by 1994 c. 40, ss. 23, 24; S.I. 1994/3037, art. 3

Notes on Part I

Modifications

C1: Pt. I excluded by Shops (Airports) Act 1962 (c. 35), s. 1(1)(2)
C2: Pt. I (ss. 1-16) excluded (E.W.) (26.8.1994) by 1994 c. 20, s. 5(1); S.I. 1994/1841, art. 2
C3: Pt. I (ss. 1-16) excluded (14.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2478, art. 3