[PW] An obscurity in Scottish Law

[Wendy Miller]

At the very bottom of this link to a page about the law that I found in the UK Statute Law Database, January 2, 1991, is given as the effective date:
http://tinyurl.com/48c2ge

Wendy Miller

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Peter Zilahy Ingerman, PhD
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This is for me, as a logical consequence of my passion for calendrics,
but I have exhausted all of my resources, and haven't found an answer.
Might there be a Womb at t who can help?

The question:

Prior to 1990, the "Scottish term days" were Feb 2, May 15, Aug 1, and
Nov 11.

However, apparently the Term & Quarter Days (Scotland) Act 1990
redefined these to be Feb 28, May 28, Aug 28, and Nov 28.

But nothing I've found defines the edge condition ... on what date did
the new term dates come into effect? It makes a difference, in the sense
that one term ... the one containing the change date ... will have to be
either longer or shorter than normal, to make the adjustment.

Yes, I know I'm obsessed ... but things like this do keep me up nights!

Peter Ingerman
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