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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Jersey

The list of Jersey bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2009, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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03 Nov 2009 (Jersey Evening Post-Jersey) The president of Jersey's Chamber of Commerce, Ray Shead, has urged Jersey States' members to stop fiddling with the recently voted status of the upcoming Boxing Day public holiday. • 13 Oct 2009 (Jersey Evening Post-Jersey) Jersey States' members have finally approved, by a vote of 23 to 20, the proposition of Economic Development Minister, Alan Maclean, which would move this year's Boxing Day public holiday to December 28, in 2009. • 05 Oct 2009 (This Is Jersey-Jersey) This week, the States of Jersey will discuss a proposal drawn up by the Chief Minister’s Department to make Monday, December 28, 2009, a bank holiday instead of Boxing Day, as December 26 falls on a Saturday this year. • 31 May 2004 (States Greffe-Jersey) The Legislation Committee of Jersey's Assembly is considering a draft bill, "Draft Public Holidays And Bank Holidays (Jersey) Act 200-", which would mandate a day in lieu public holiday, following any fixed-date public holiday that occurs on a Saturday. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Jersey public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Jersey are governed by The Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey) Law 1951 (revision 15.560 of January 1, 2006). Overall, Jersey tends to follow the UK in the declaration of public holiday, as above, with the addition of Liberation Day. • Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day are moved to the following Monday if they fall on the weekend. • The Battle of the Flowers Day and the Battle of Britain Day are not an official public holiday but are major events which essentially bring the island to a standstill all afternoon . • When Liberation Day falls at the weekend, some employers give an extra day's holiday in lieu, but this is not a statutory requirement unless passed by the States Assembly. • Jersey International Codes JE and JEY (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .je (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Jersey information and news: Bank of England (Jersey central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Jersey maps, demographics and economic statistics), and Wikipedia (includes Jersey commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Jersey, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

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In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2009 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Jersey, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Jersey, before planning any trip to Jersey. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.