LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Holidays Act 1998

 

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Pictorial Overview of Predecessor Acts

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Legislative History Details
PART 1
HOLIDAYS ORDINANCE 1951
(M. ORDINANCE 55 OF 1951)
1.  
Ordinance IX of 1879—The Holidays Ordinance, 1879
Bill
:
G.N. No. 255/1879
First Reading
:
24 July 1879
Second Reading
:
7 August 1879
Notice of Amendments
:
7 August 1879
Third Reading
:
21 August 1879
Commencement
:
21 August 1879
2.  
Ordinance XXVI of 1902—The Holidays Ordinance 1879 Amendment Ordinance 1902
Bill
:
G.N. No. 815/1902
First Reading
:
18 July 1902
Second Reading
:
25 July 1902
Third Reading
:
5 September 1902
Commencement
:
5 September 1902
3.  
Ordinance XXXI of 1910—The Holidays Ordinance 1879 Amendment Ordinance 1910
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1199/1910
First Reading
:
14 October 1910
Second Reading
:
21 October 1910
Third Reading
:
9 December 1910
Commencement
:
15 December 1910
4.  
Ordinance VIII of 1914—The Holidays (Amendment) Ordinance 1914
Bill
:
G.N. No. 26/1914
First Reading
:
30 January 1914
Second Reading
:
13 February 1914
Notice of Amendments
:
27 February 1914
Third Reading
:
13 March 1914
Commencement
:
25 March 1914
5.  
1920 Revised Edition—Ordinance No. 24 (Holidays)
Operation
:
28 November 1921
6.  
1926 Revised Edition—Ordinance No. 24 (Holidays)
Operation
:
1 August 1926
7.  
G.N. No. 2371/1927—“Ordinance No. 24 (Holidays)”
Commencement
:
30 December 1927
8.  
G.N. No. 2018/1929—“Ordinance No. 24 (Holidays)”
Commencement
:
11 October 1929
9.  
1936 Revised Edition—Holidays Ordinance (Chapter 174)
Operation
:
1 September 1936
10.  
M. Ordinance 55 of 1951—Holidays Ordinance, 1951
Commencement
:
31 December 1951
Application
:
26 December 1963
Note: This Ordinance was extended to Singapore by the Modification of Laws (Holidays) (Singapore) Order, 1963 (L.N. 343/1963 (G.N. Sp. No. S 37/1964)) on 26 December 1963.
11.  
1955 Revised Edition—Holidays Ordinance (Chapter 270)
Operation
:
1 July 1956
12.  
G.N. No. S (N.S.) 178/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 4) Order, 1959
Commencement
:
20 November 1959
13.  
G.N. No. S (N.S.) 179/1959—Singapore Constitution (Modification of Laws) (No. 5) Order, 1959
Commencement
:
20 November 1959
14.  
L.N. 343/1963 (G.N. Sp. No. S 37/1964)—Modification of Laws (Holidays) (Singapore) Order, 1963
Commencement
:
26 December 1963
Note: This Order repealed the Holidays Ordinance (Chapter 270, 1955 Revised Edition) and extended the Federation of Malaya Holidays Ordinance, 1951 (M. Ordinance 55 of 1951) to Singapore.
PART 2
HOLIDAYS ACT
(CHAPTER 126, 1985 REVISED EDITION)
15.  
Act 54 of 1966—Holidays Act, 1966
Bill
:
54/1966
First Reading
:
5 December 1966
Second and Third Readings
:
21 December 1966
Commencement
:
6 January 1967
16.  
Act 24 of 1968—Holidays (Amendment) Act, 1968
Bill
:
33/1968
First Reading
:
11 July 1968
Second and Third Readings
:
1 August 1968
Commencement
:
15 August 1968
17.  
1970 Revised Edition—Holidays Act (Chapter 307)
Operation
:
31 August 1971
18.  
1985 Revised Edition—Holidays Act (Chapter 126)
Operation
:
30 March 1987
PART 3
HOLIDAYS ACT 1998
(2020 REVISED EDITION)
19.  
Act 8 of 1998—Holidays Act 1998
Bill
:
1/1998
First Reading
:
14 January 1998
Second and Third Readings
:
19 February 1998
Commencement
:
10 April 1998
20.  
1999 Revised Edition—Holidays Act (Chapter 126)
Operation
:
30 December 1999
21.  
2020 Revised Edition—Holidays Act 1998
Operation
:
31 December 2021