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Borough of Wimbledon.
Shops Act, 1912. Closing Order.
It is hereby ordered that—
1. This Order, which may be cited as "The Wimbledon
Barbers' and Hairdressers' Closing Order, 1919," applies to
all shops in the Borough of Wimbledon in which the trade or
business of a Barber or Hairdresser is carried on.
2. All shops to which this Order applies shall be closed
for serving customers on the several days of the week at and
after the following hours respectively: —
Monday 8 p.m.
Tuesday 8 p.m.
Wednesday, weekly half-holiday—shops closed at 1 p.m.
Thursday 8 p.m.
Friday 8 p.m.
Saturday 9p.m.
Provided (a) that the closing hour fixed above shall not
apply on the Thursday immediately preceding Good Friday
or on the day (not being the day of the weekly half-holiday)
immediately preceding Christmas Day, and (b) that where
the occupier of a shop elects to close his shop for the weekly
half-holiday on Saturday instead of on Wednesday the closing
hour on Wednesday shall be 8 p.m.
Note.-—It is provided by Section 4 (5) of the Act that if
a shop is closed throughout the whole of a Bank
Holiday, and the Bank Holiday does not fall on the
day fixed for the weekly half-holiday, the shopkeeper
may keep his shop open EITHER on the half-holiday
before OR on the half-holiday after the Bank Holiday.
3. Where any trade or business other than the trade or
business of a Barber or Hairdresser is carried on in any shop
to which this Order applies, such shop may, subject to the
provisions of any other Order for the time being in force, be
kept open after the closing hour mentioned in Article 2 of
this Order, for the purpose of the first-mentioned trade or
business alone, provided that (a) after the said closing hour
there shall be exhibited in some conspicuous places on the
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