For the purposes of the Act –

(a) a day that is a statutory holiday, within the meaning of the Statutory Holidays Act 2000 , is prescribed as a holiday for the whole State; and

(b) a day that is a statutory holiday, for an area of the State specified in column 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Statutory Holidays Act 2000 , is prescribed as a holiday for that area.