BST Act 1972
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BST Act 1972 is a UK law that regulates the observance and timing of British Summer Time across the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BST Act 1972 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2590876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BST Act 1972 Context triple: [British Summer Time Act 1972, shortName, BST Act 1972]
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A.
Town and Country Planning Act 1977
The Town and Country Planning Act 1977 was New Zealand’s primary statute governing land use and urban planning prior to its replacement by the Resource Management Act 1991.
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B.
Environmental Protection Act 1990
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is a key UK law that provides the framework for controlling pollution, managing waste, and protecting the environment.
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C.
Town and Country Planning Act 1947
The Town and Country Planning Act 1947 was a landmark UK law that established comprehensive state control over land use and development, forming the foundation of modern British planning policy.
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D.
Town and Country Planning Act 1990
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidates and governs the modern system of land-use planning and development control in England and Wales.
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E.
Town and Country Planning Act 1932
The Town and Country Planning Act 1932 was a UK statute that laid early foundations for modern land-use planning by extending local authorities’ powers to control development and preserve amenities before being superseded by later, more comprehensive planning legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BST Act 1972 Target entity description: BST Act 1972 is a UK law that regulates the observance and timing of British Summer Time across the United Kingdom.
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A.
Town and Country Planning Act 1977
The Town and Country Planning Act 1977 was New Zealand’s primary statute governing land use and urban planning prior to its replacement by the Resource Management Act 1991.
-
B.
Environmental Protection Act 1990
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is a key UK law that provides the framework for controlling pollution, managing waste, and protecting the environment.
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C.
Town and Country Planning Act 1947
The Town and Country Planning Act 1947 was a landmark UK law that established comprehensive state control over land use and development, forming the foundation of modern British planning policy.
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D.
Town and Country Planning Act 1990
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidates and governs the modern system of land-use planning and development control in England and Wales.
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E.
Town and Country Planning Act 1932
The Town and Country Planning Act 1932 was a UK statute that laid early foundations for modern land-use planning by extending local authorities’ powers to control development and preserve amenities before being superseded by later, more comprehensive planning legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| affects |
broadcasting schedules in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
business hours in the United Kingdom ⓘ public administration in the United Kingdom ⓘ transport timetables in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil time in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
legal time in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| basedOn | European arrangements for summer time (as of 1970s) ⓘ |
| citationStyle | British Summer Time Act 1972 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines | periods during which British Summer Time is in force ⓘ |
| endTimeRule | BST ends in autumn ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | UK public authorities ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
clocks in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
time used for legal and administrative purposes in the UK ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom time legislation framework ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
daylight saving time regulation
ⓘ
timekeeping law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force (subject to later amendments and related regulations) ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| longTitle | An Act to make permanent provision for Summer Time ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a permanent statutory basis for British Summer Time
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to standardise the annual observance of British Summer Time ⓘ |
| regulates |
end of British Summer Time each year
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observance of British Summer Time ⓘ start of British Summer Time each year ⓘ timing of British Summer Time ⓘ |
| replaces | earlier temporary summer time legislation in the UK ⓘ |
| shortName | British Summer Time Act 1972 ⓘ |
| startTimeRule | BST begins in spring ⓘ |
| subject |
British Summer Time
ⓘ
daylight saving time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDuringBST | GMT+1 ⓘ |
| typeOfTimeChange | advancing clocks by one hour from Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| usesMechanism | clock change on specified dates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: BST Act 1972 Description of subject: BST Act 1972 is a UK law that regulates the observance and timing of British Summer Time across the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (1)
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