Sunday Closing (Wales) Act 1881

Sunday Closing (Wales) Act 1881
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to prohibit the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday in Wales.
Citation	44 & 45 Vict. c. 61
Territorial extent	Wales
Dates
Royal assent	27 August 1881
Repealed	1 January 1911
Other legislation
Repealed by	Licensing (Consolidation) Act 1910
Relates to	Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542; Wales and Berwick Act 1746; Welsh Language Act 1967; Government of Wales Act 1998;
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Sunday Closing (Wales) Act 1881 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Licensing Acts 1828 to 1886.^[1] It required the closure of all public houses in Wales on Sundays. The Act had considerable political importance as a formal acknowledgement of the separate character of Wales, setting a precedent for future legislation and decisions. It was repealed in 1911.

^ The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2

[1] The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2

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