Public Holidays Ordinance, 1946

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ORDINANCE

Incorporating all amendments up to 30th April, 2010

Prepared and Compiled by

STATE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S CHAMBERS

SARAWAK

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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ORDINANCE

This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Holidays

Ordinance.

For the purposes of this Ordinance, the day next following a public holiday shall mean the next following day not being itself a public holiday or Sunday.

Certain days to be public holidays

First and Second Schedules, hereinafter referred to as public holidays, shall be kept as public holidays in Sarawak:

Provided that, if any of the public holidays mentioned in the

Second Schedule does not fall on a Monday, such public holiday shall be kept on the nearest Monday thereto.

The Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri may make regulations excluding in whole or in part from the operation of this

Ordinance any public office or any department thereof, and thereupon all acts and things relating to such public office or department thereof may be done and performed on any public holiday, notwithstanding this Ordinance.

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CAP. 8 (1958 ED.)

The Yang di-Pertua Negeri may, by notification in the

Gazette, at any time appoint a special day to be observed as a public holiday in addition to, or in substitution for, any of the days mentioned in the First or Second Schedule, and thereupon this

Ordinance shall be applicable to such day in the same manner as if the said day had been mentioned in the appropriate Schedule.

The Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri may, by Order, appoint a specified day to be observed as a bank holiday, either throughout Sarawak or in any locality thereof, and any day so appointed shall be kept as a holiday in all banks within the locality mentioned in such Order.

FIRST SCHEDULE

(Sections 3 and 5)

The first day of January.

Chinese New Year and the following day.

Good Friday. [Swk. L.N. 105/66].

Wesak Day. [Swk. L.N. 3/80].

Malaysia Day. [Swk. L.N. 3/2010].

The Birthday of Prophet Mohammad. [G.N.S. 239/63].

The Birthday of His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. [G.N.S.239/63].

Hari Raya Puasa and the following day.

Hari Raya Haji.

Awal Muharram. [Swk. L.N. 78/77].

Christmas day. [Swk. L.N. 78/77].

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

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Dayak Festival Day (the first day of June) and the following day. [Swk. L.N.

105/66 and Swk. L.N. 63/69].

31st August—National Day. [G.N.S. 239/63; Swk. L.N. 54/74; Swk. L.N.

3/2010].

The first day of May—Worker’s Celebration Day. [Swk. L.N. 17/73 and 54/74].

If any of these days (above) falls on a Sunday the following

Monday shall be a Public Holiday unless otherwise ordered by the

Yang di-Pertua Negeri by notification in the Gazette.

Birthday of Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak (the second

Saturday of September). [Swk. L.N. 60/92] – [Revoked by Swk. L.N.

238/2017].

Sarawak Independence Day [Swk. L.N. 150/2016].

SECOND SCHEDULE

(Sections 3 and 5)

—Nil—

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CAP. 8 (1958 ED.)