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SHOPS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1946 - SECT 5

Power to suspend closing provisions on special occasions.

5.(1) The Ministry of Home Affairs (in this Act referred to as "the Ministry")
may by order for such purposes as it thinks fit suspend the operation of any
of the provisions of sections one and two of this Act relating to closing
hours during the Christmas season or in connection with any other special
occasion, and while any order under this sub-section is in force the
provisions of any order made by a [district council] under the said sections
shall be deemed to be suspended except in so far as may be otherwise directed
by the order of the Ministry.

(2) Subject as hereafter in this sub-section provided, a [district council]
may, in connection with any special occasion, by order suspend the operation
of any of the provisions of sections one and two of this Act relating to the
closing of shops and the provisions of any closing order made by the [district
council] thereunder for such period as they think fit:

Provided that a [district council] shall not in any year by orders under this
sub-section suspend the operation of any of the said provisions for more than
seven days in the aggregate in that year.

Closing of shops on Sunday.

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