This document investigates the legislative framework and administrative implementation of the Summer Time Order 1980 in the United Kingdom. The text provides the official legal text issued by the British government to regulate the adjustment of clocks for daylight saving purposes during the specified year. It establishes the statutory authority and the precise dates for the transition between Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time.

This document serves as a primary source for legal historians and researchers studying British administrative law. Experts note that the text is highly technical and intended for regulatory compliance rather than general reading.