The Shops Act 1950 was an

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of the

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which was repealed on 1 December 1994 by the

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. The introductory text describes it as "An Act to consolidate the Shops Acts, 1912 to 1938, and certain other enactments relating to shops.". The Act dealt with hours of closing (not hours of opening), half-day holidays, employment conditions and with Sunday trading in

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Extent

The Act did not extend to Northern Ireland. Part IV of the Act (Sunday Closing) did not extend to Scotland.

Exemptions

The Shops (Airports) Act 1962 is an

which makes exemptions of the Shops Act 1950 for

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rs conducting business in airports. These exemptions apply to shops that are in airports, other than those not ordinarily accessible by those travelling to or from the airport by air, and exempts them from the provisions in Part 1 of the Shops Act 1950 regarding closing times. The Act was later repealed by the

alongside the Shops Act 1950.

Repeals

The following Acts were entirely repealed by this Act: * Shops Act 1912 * Shops Act 1913 * Shops (Hours of Closing) Act 1928 * Hairdressers' and Barbers' Shops (Sunday Closing) Act 1930 * Shops Act 1934 * Shops Act 1936 * Retail Meat Dealers' Shops (Sunday Closing) Act 1936 * Shops (Sunday Trading Restriction) Act 1936 The following Acts were partially repealed by this Act: * Factories Act 1937 (in section ninety-eight, subsection (6)) * Young Persons (Employment) Act 1938 (Sections eight, eleven, twelve and thirteen) *

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(In the Tenth Schedule, the amendments of the Shops (Sunday Trading Restriction) Act 1936)

References

{{Reflist United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1950