Shops (Hours of Trading) Act, 1938

Application of different hours of trading orders and existing closing orders to a shop in which several businesses are carried on.

28.—(1) Where—

(a) an hours of trading order or an existing closing order relates to two or more classes of shops, and

(b) a particular shop to which such order applies falls within more than one of the said classes,

the provisions of such order relating to one of the said classes within which such shop falls shall not be construed as affecting in any way the application to such shop of the provisions of such order relating to any other of the said classes within which such shop falls.

(2) Where two or more hours of trading orders are applicable to the same shop nothing contained in any one of such orders shall be construed as affecting in any way the application to such shop of the other or others of such orders.

(3) Where two or more existing closing orders are applicable to the same shop, nothing contained in any one of such orders shall be construed as affecting in any way the application to such shop of the other or others of such orders.