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| Re: British Summer Time |
| Author: | Peter Carter |
| Date: | Friday, 15th Oct 1999 08:49 |
| Views: | 1,845 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds) |
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http://greenwich2000.com/time/info/bst.htm
Frequently Asked Questions
When will British Summer Time (BST) be in force?
The Summer Time Act 1972 defined the period of British Summer Time to start at 2 am (GMT) on the morning of the day after the third Saturday in March or, if that was Easter Day, the day after the second Saturday. It was to end at 2 am (GMT) on the day after the fourth Saturday in October.
The duration of British Summer Time (BST) can be varied by Order of Council and in recent years has been changed so as to bring the date of the start of Summer Time into line with that used in Europe.
The rule for 1981-1994 defined the start of Summer Time as the last Sunday in March and the end as the day following the fourth Saturday in October. The time of change was altered to 1 am (GMT).
There is no rule for the dates of Summer Time (BST) for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997.
The agreed dates are:
For 1995 BST started on March 26 and ended on October 22
For 1996 BST started on March 31 and ended on October 27
For 1997 BST started on March 30 and ended on October 26
In 1996 all clocks in Europe were changed the same date for the first time.
From 1998 BST will be kept from the last Sunday in March until the last Sunday in October. This has been adopted as a directive from the European Parliament and will be effective from 1998-2001 inclusive.
1999: March 28 - October 31
2000: March 26 - October 29
2001: March 25 - October 28
All changes to be at 1 am GMT.
Source: Royal Observatory Greenwich
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Although my pocket diary (no batteries required) says that British Summer Time ends on Sunday 31st October, the Excite UK ... |
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Dave Kirk |
13/10/99 16:13 |
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Yesterday's Home Office Press Release 319/99
says:
14 October 1999
CLOCKS GO BACK
British Summer Time will end at 2 am on Sunday 31 ... |
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Andrew Maville |
15/10/99 09:47 |
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| • | Re: British Summer Time | |
http://greenwich2000.com/time/info/bst.htm
Frequently Asked Questions
When will British Summer Time (BST) be in force?
The Summer Time Act 1972 defined the period of British ... |
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Peter Carter |
15/10/99 08:49 |
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