<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Status: Amended </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Text of the Sunday Trading Act 1994 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk </Th> </Tr> <P> The Sunday Trading Act 1994 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom governing the right of shops in England and Wales to trade on a Sunday . Buying and selling on Sunday had previously been illegal, with exceptions, under the Shops Act 1950 . </P> <P> Following the defeat of the Shops Bill 1986, which would have enabled widespread Sunday trading, compromise legislation was introduced in July 1994 in England and Wales, coming into force on 26 August 1994, allowing shops to open, but restricting opening times of larger stores i.e. those over 280 m (3,000 sq ft) to a maximum of six hours, between 10am and 6pm only . Large retail park shops usually open 11am - 5pm, with supermarkets more usually choosing 10am - 4pm . In central London, for example on Oxford Street, many shops choose to open from midday to 6pm . This includes large 24 - hour supermarkets, which meant that supermarkets have to close on Saturday night to allow six continuous hour shopping within an allotted time . </P>

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