(1) Subject to sections 4 and 4A, every shop shall remain closed—
(a) before 1 pm on Anzac Day; and
(b) all day on any day that is Good Friday, Easter Sunday, or Christmas Day.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a) a shop that has a common entrance with a factory or warehouse is not closed at any time unless—
(i) the shop's entrance is then closed; and
(ii) no person in the shop is then selling goods, canvassing for orders of goods, or delivering goods; and
(b) subject to paragraph (a), a shop is not closed at any time unless—
(i) the shop is then locked, or otherwise secured against entry by members of the public; and
(ii) no person in the shop is then selling goods, canvassing for orders of goods, or delivering goods.
Section 3(1): amended, on 11 April 2001, by section 3 of the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 16).