Easter Act 1928 Explained

Short Title:Easter Act 1928
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Type:Act
Long Title:An Act to regulate the date of Easter Day and days or other periods and occasions depending thereon.
Year:1928
Statute Book Chapter:18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 35
Introduced By:Sir John Simon
Royal Assent:3 August 1928
Commencement:Not yet in force
(Never been in force)
Status:not_yet_in_force
Original Text:https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/18-19/35/enacted
Revised Text:https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/18-19/35

The Easter Act 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 35) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed and enacted in 1928 concerning the date for Easter that has never come into force. The effect would be to establish Easter Sunday as the Sunday following the second Saturday in April, resulting in Easter Sunday being between 9 April and 15 April, instead of following the established date for Easter as a moveable feast.

The Act requires the agreement (in the form of resolutions) of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, before a commencement order is made by Order in Council. The Act also requires that before a draft order is submitted to Parliament, "regard shall be had to any opinion officially expressed by any Church or other Christian body".

Although the subject has been raised occasionally in Parliament in the decades since, the Act has never been brought into force.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Easter Act 1928, s.2, Modification (added note). legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives (TNA), UK. 31 July 2019 . Power of appointment conferred by s. 2(2) not exercised.
  2. News: Archbishop Justin Welby hopes for fixed Easter date. BBC. English. 15 January 2016. 8 February 2021.
  3. News: Why can't the date of Easter be fixed?. BBC. Caroline Wyatt. English. 25 March 2016. 8 February 2021.